Smicrus (mythology)

In Greek mythology and legend, Smicrus (Ancient Greek: Σµῖκρος, romanized: Smîkros, lit. 'small') is a man connected to Apollo and his oracles in both Delphi and Didyma. He is the father of Branchus, one of Apollo's male lovers who received the gift of prophecy from the god and founded a line of famous seers. Smicrus established athletic competitions in honour of the goddess Leucothea.

Smicrus' tale is attested in two major sources, Conon's lost Narrations and a lost work by Varro, both of which are quoted by later authors such as Patriarch Photius I of Constantinople.

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