Branchus

Branchus

1. Branchus, son of Apollo, introduced the worship of Apollo at Didyma. He also founded a shrine at Miletus. He may be identical to the character below. [Statius, Thebaid, note 16 [http://www.theoi.com/Text/StatiusThebaid8.html] ]

2. Branchus, father of Cercyon, by the nymph Argiope. [Apollodorus, The Library, E.1.3. [http://www.theoi.com/Text/ApollodorusE.html] ]

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