proper nounBranchusBRANCHVS☆ KeepMeaninga son of ApolloLewis & Short 1879ModernAs printed, 1879BRANCHUSLEWIS & SHORTBRANCHUSBranchus, i, m., = Βράγχος, I. a son of Apollo; or, according to others, of Smicrus of Delphi, inspired by Apollo with prophecy, v. Branchidae, Stat. Th. 3, 479; 8, 198 Schol.Read the whole entryIn the Academy Smith's classical dictionariesBiography & mythologyBranchusBranchus (Βράγχος), a son of Apollo or Smicrus of Delphi. His mother, a Milesian woman, dreamt at the time she gave birth to him, that the sun was pas…