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Sphaltes

Cyclopedia of Biblical, Theological and Ecclesiastical Literature

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the feller, was a surname of Bacchus in Grecian mythology, conferred because he brought down Telephus in battle by causing him to stumble over a vine (Pindar, Isthm. 8, 109, etc.).

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