condition Battus kept the theft secret. On returning in disguise, Hermes offered to reward Battus if he would tell him the location of the cattle; Battus did...

genera Battus (mythology), a figure in Greek mythology who witnessed Hermes stealing Apollo's cattle. He was punished by being turned into stone. Battus of...

coloration. The common North American species are Battus polydamas and Battus philenor. In Greek mythology, Battus is a shepherd who witnessed Hermes stealing...

founder in Virgil's Aeneid. Battus features briefly in Ovid's Fasti as the protector of Anna Perenna. Anna Perenna fleeing to Battus "Anna, was driven from...

Battus is a synonym for several agnostid trilobites, now assigned to other genera. In Greek mythology, Battus is a shepherd who witnessed Hermes stealing...

Battiad dynasty. Battus II was the son of the second Cyrenaean king Arcesilaus I and an unknown mother. His paternal grandfather was Battus I, founder of...

Argo's helmsman, that one day he would rule Cyrene. This came true through Battus, a descendant of Euphemus. Zeus, as punishment for the slaughter of Medea's...

Battus I. Before 560 BC, she married her maternal cousin Cyrenaean Prince Arcesilaus II, who was the son of her maternal uncle, Cyrenaean King Battus...

In ancient Greece, the surviving Greek mythology features a wide collection of myths where the subjects are physically transformed, usually through either...

unknown. Battus succeeded his paternal grandmother Pheretima in late 515 BC. She had died from a skin disease in Egypt. From 515 BC until 465 BC, Battus ruled...

In Greek mythology, Medea (/mɪˈdiːə/; Ancient Greek: Μήδεια, romanized: Mḗdeia; lit. 'planner, schemer') is the daughter of King Aeëtes of Colchis. In...

In Greek mythology, Aegypius (Ancient Greek: Αἰγυπιός) was a Thessalian son of Antheus (son of Nomion) and Bulis. He was the lover of Timandra, a widow...

Olenus wished to share in the blame, and so shared her fate. Battus was a figure in Greek mythology who witnessed Hermes stealing Apollo's cattle. He agreed...

In Greek mythology, Aegolius (Ancient Greek: Αἰγωλιός, romanized: Aigо̄liós) is a Cretan man who attempted to steal from Zeus, the king of gods, and was...

original number of settlers under Battus. Arcesilaus died in 583 BC and was buried near his father. His son, Battus II, succeeded him. Arcesilaus also...

carried to the island Thera, and Libya is colonized from that island by Battus of Thera, an alleged distant descendant of Euphemus (by 17 generations)...

and the Libyans began to break their harmony in the period of Battus II of Cyrene. Battus II began secretly to invite other Greek groups to Libya, Tunisia...

mother is unknown. Her paternal grandfather was Battus I, the first king of Cyrene, and her brother Battus II would be future Cyrenaean king. Critola was...

In Greek mythology, the name Arge (Ancient Greek: Ἄργη) may refer to: Arge, a huntress. When she was pursuing a stag, she boasted that she would catch...

Persia, and throughout the Roman imperial period.[citation needed] "The mythology behind it says that if one of the beads breaks down, it means a very strong...

In Greek mythology, Polytechnus (Ancient Greek: Πολύτεχνος, romanized: Polutekhnos, lit. 'he with many arts') is a carpenter from Colophon, in an Anatolian...

name for Battus I of Cyrene, founder of the colony of Cyrene 2135 Aristaeus, an Apollo asteroid Aristaeus, one of the Giants in Greek mythology This disambiguation...

blue area. These differences give rise to effective Batesian mimicry of Battus philenor seen in females. Both sexes show a red spot with a black bullseye...

In Greek mythology, Cyparissus or Kyparissos (Ancient Greek: Κυπάρισσος, romanized: Kupárissos, lit. 'cypress') was a boy beloved by Apollo or in some...

origin, and Herodotus states that her father was also called Battus. She married Battus sometime before he became king in 550 BC. They had two children:...

In Greek mythology, the name Periclymenus (/ˌpɛrɪˈklɪmɪnəs/; Ancient Greek: Περικλύμενος Periklymenos) may refer to: Periclymenus, a Pylian prince as...

In Greek mythology, Hierax (Ancient Greek: Ἰέραξ, romanized: Hierax, lit. 'hawk') is the name of the following figures: Hierax, a just and honest man...

(/ænˈtɪɡəni/ ann-TIG-ə-nee; Greek: Ἀντιγόνη) of Troy is a minor figure in Greek mythology. She is the daughter of the Trojan king Laomedon and the sister of Priam...

Thessalian statesman 4th century BC Polydamas of Macedon, general 4th century BC Battus polydamas, butterfly species Polydamna, wife of Thon This disambiguation...

traditions of feral and sometimes malevolent black cats. In Scottish mythology, a fairy known as the Cat sìth takes the form of a black cat. In England...