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Actis
In
Greek mythology
,
Actis
was one of the
Heliadae
, a son of
Rhodos
and
Helios
. Actis, along with his brothers,
Triopas
,
Macar
and
Candalus
, were jealous of a fifth brother,
Tenages
's, skill at science. They killed him and Actis escaped to
Egypt
. According to
Diodorus Siculus
, Actis built the city of
Heliopolis
in
Egypt
to honour his father Helios. It was from him that the Egyptians learned
astrology
.
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