Busiris (mythology)
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Busiris (Greek mythology)
)In Greek mythology, Busiris (Ancient Greek: Βούσιρις) was the name shared by two figures:
- Busiris, an
- Busiris, a king of Egypt, who used to sacrifice strangers and was killed by Heracles.[5]
Notes
- ^ Apollodorus, 2.1.5
- ^ Tzetzes, Chiliades 7.37, p. 368-369
- ^ Scholia on Apollonius, Notes on Book 3.1689
- Libya, a personification of Libya.
- ^ Apollodorus, 2.5.11
References
- Apollodorus, The Library with an English Translation by Sir James George Frazer, F.B.A., F.R.S. in 2 Volumes, Cambridge, MA, Harvard University Press; London, William Heinemann Ltd. 1921. ISBN 0-674-99135-4. Online version at the Perseus Digital Library. Greek text available from the same website.
- Tzetzes, John, Book of Histories, Book VII-VIII translated by Vasiliki Dogani from the original Greek of T. Kiessling's edition of 1826. Online version at theio.com
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