In Greek mythology, Scephrus () was the son Tegeates and Maera, and the brother of Leimon.Smith, s.v. Scephrus. When Apollo and Artemis visited the land of Tegea, Scephrus came to the god and had a private conversation with him; Leimon, thinking that they were plotting against him, reacted by murdering his brother.RE, s.v. Σκέφρος; Pausanias, 8.53.2. To punish the death of Scephrus, Artemis shot Leimon dead afterwards.RE, s.v. Σκέφρος; Pausanias, 8.53.3. Following this, at the Tegean festival of Apollo Agyieus, one part of the proceedings honoured Scephrus.Smith, s.v. Scephrus.
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References Pausanias, Description of Greece with an English Translation by W.H.S. Jones, Litt.D., and H.A. Ormerod, M.A., in 4 Volumes. Cambridge, MA, Harvard University Press; London, William Heinemann Ltd. 1918. . Online version at the Perseus Digital Library. Smith, William, Dictionary of Greek and Roman Biography and Mythology, London (1873). Online version at the Perseus Digital Library.