Sufax
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Sufax, Syphax, Sufaqs or Sophax () was a hero in Berber and Greek mythology.
Key facts
- Deity.type
- greek
- Deity.name
- Sufax
- Deity.abode
- Libya
- Deity.parents
- Heracles and Tinjis
- Deity.deity_of
- Founder of Tangier
- Deity.member_of
- the Libyan Royal Family Progenitor of the Numidian dynasty
- Deity.other_names
- Sophax, Syphax, Sufaqs
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Encyclopedic overview
4 sectionsContents
- Family
- Mythology
- Notes
- References
Sufax, Syphax, Sufaqs or Sophax () was a hero in Berber and Greek mythology.
== Family == According to the myth, Sufax was the son of goddess Tinjis from her second marriage to the hero Heracles, and the grandson of Zeus and mortal Alcmene. His half-sister was likely Iphinoe, and his half-brother (and possible half-nephew) was Palaemon, son of Iphinoe and Heracles.
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