Cephalēnia (-allānia), ae, f., = Κεφαληνία or Κεφαλληνία, the largest island in the Ionian Sea, now Cephalonia, Mel. 2, 7, 10; Plin. 4, 12, 19, § 54 sq.; Liv. 37, 13, 11; 38, 9, 10; 38, 28, 7; Flor. 2, 9, 4.

— Hence, Cephalēnes, um, m., = Κεφαλῆνες, the inhabitants of Cephalenia, Liv. 37, 13, 12; Sil. 15, 305.

— Cephalēnītae, ārum, m., the same, Serv. ad Verg. E. 8, 68.