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Wednesday, January 22nd, 2025
the Second Week after Epiphany
the Second Week after Epiphany
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Staphylus
Cyclopedia of Biblical, Theological and Ecclesiastical Literature
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in Grecian mythology, was —
1. A son of Bacchus and Ariadne, an Argonaut.
2. A shepherd of king OEneus, to whom the latter taught the art of preparing wine, after he had himself discovered the grape.
3. A son of Bacchus and Erigone. The former assumed the form of a grape, which Erigone ate. She immediately realized that she was with child, and, in time, gave birth to a son, whom she named Staphylus (a grape).
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McClintock, John. Strong, James. Entry for 'Staphylus'. Cyclopedia of Biblical, Theological and Ecclesiastical Literature. https://www.studylight.org/encyclopedias/eng/tce/s/staphylus.html. Harper & Brothers. New York. 1870.
McClintock, John. Strong, James. Entry for 'Staphylus'. Cyclopedia of Biblical, Theological and Ecclesiastical Literature. https://www.studylight.org/encyclopedias/eng/tce/s/staphylus.html. Harper & Brothers. New York. 1870.
