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Sperchius

Cyclopedia of Biblical, Theological and Ecclesiastical Literature

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was a Thessalian river god in Grecian mythology, son of Oceanus and the Earth. He became the father of Menesthius by Polydora, the daughter of Peleus (Homer, Iliad, 16, 174; 23, 142; Apollod. 3, 14, 4; Pausan. 1, 37, 2; Herod. 7, 198).

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McClintock, John. Strong, James. Entry for 'Sperchius'. Cyclopedia of Biblical, Theological and Ecclesiastical Literature. https://www.studylight.org/​encyclopedias/​eng/​tce/​s/sperchius.html. Harper & Brothers. New York. 1870.
 
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