Save Gender Masculine Usage Greek Mythology (Latinized) Scripts Ἔπαφος(Ancient Greek) Meaning & History Derived from Greek ἐπαφή (epaphe) meaning "touch". According to Greek mythology this was the name of a king of Egypt. He was the son of Zeus and Io, who became pregnant when Zeus touched her with his hand. Related NamesFamily Tree·Details VariantEpaphos Categories actions