Butes
In Greek mythology, the name Butes (/ˈbjuːtiːz/; Ancient Greek: Βούτης, Boútēs) referred to several different people.
- Butes, an
- Butes, an
- Butes, a Naxos) with a bunch of men, and proceeded to attack those who sailed past the island. As there were no women on Strongyle to begin with, they would sail here and there to seize some from the land, but were not quite successful. When they landed in Thessaly for that purpose, Butes offended Dionysus by raping Coronis, a Maenad, and was made insane upon her imploration, in which state he threw himself down a well and died. His companions did abduct some women, including Iphimedeia and her daughter Pancratis.[10]
- Butes, possible father of Hippodamia (wife of Pirithous).[11] She is otherwise referred to as daughter of Atrax[12] or Adrastus[13]
- Butes, son of Pallas and brother of Clytus; the two brothers were younger companions of Cephalus.[14]
- Butes, a member of the clan of Dares in a boxing match.[15]
- Butes, a warrior in the army of the Seven against Thebes killed by Haemon.[16]
- Butes, a servant of Anchises.[17]
- Butes, a warrior who fought under Aeneas and was killed by Camilla.[18]
Notes
- ^ Apollodorus, 3.14.8 & 3.15.1
- ^ Hesiod, Works and Days 568; Apollodorus, 3.14.8; Pausanias, 1.5.3; Thucydides, 2.29.
- ^ Stephanus, s.v. Thespeia
- Argonautica Orphica138
- ^ Argonautica Orphica 138 ff.
- 1.574 & 5.24
- ^ Diodorus Siculus, 4.83.1
- ^ Diodorus Siculus, 4.23.2
- ^ Pausanias, 4.2.1
- ^ Diodorus Siculus, 5.50.1-5
- ^ Diodorus Siculus, 4.70.3
- ^ Ovid, Heroides 17.248
- ^ Hyginus, Fabulae 33
- ^ Ovid, Metamorphoses 7.500
- ^ Virgil, Aeneid 5.372 ff.
- ^ Statius, Thebaid 8.484
- ^ Virgil, Aeneid 9.648
- ^ Virgil, Aeneid 11.690
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.
- Diodorus Siculus, The Library of History translated by Charles Henry Oldfather. Twelve volumes. Loeb Classical Library. Cambridge, Massachusetts: Harvard University Press; London: William Heinemann, Ltd. 1989. Vol. 3. Books 4.59–8. Online version at Bill Thayer's Web Site
- Diodorus Siculus, Bibliotheca Historica. Vol 1-2. Immanel Bekker. Ludwig Dindorf. Friedrich Vogel. in aedibus B. G. Teubneri. Leipzig. 1888–1890. Greek text available at the Perseus Digital Library.
- Gaius Julius Hyginus, Fabulae from The Myths of Hyginus translated and edited by Mary Grant. University of Kansas Publications in Humanistic Studies. Online version at the Topos Text Project.
- Maurus Servius Honoratus, In Vergilii carmina comentarii. Servii Grammatici qui feruntur in Vergilii carmina commentarii; recensuerunt Georgius Thilo et Hermannus Hagen. Georgius Thilo. Leipzig. B. G. Teubner. 1881. Online version at the Perseus Digital Library.
- The Orphic Argonautica, translated by Jason Colavito. © Copyright 2011. Online version at the Topos Text Project.
- Publius Ovidius Naso, Metamorphoses translated by Brookes More (1859-1942). Boston, Cornhill Publishing Co. 1922. Online version at the Perseus Digital Library.
- Publius Ovidius Naso, Metamorphoses. Hugo Magnus. Gotha (Germany). Friedr. Andr. Perthes. 1892. Latin text available at the Perseus Digital Library.
- Publius Ovidius Naso, The Epistles of Ovid. London. J. Nunn, Great-Queen-Street; R. Priestly, 143, High-Holborn; R. Lea, Greek-Street, Soho; and J. Rodwell, New-Bond-Street. 1813. Online version at the Perseus Digital Library.
- Publius Papinius Statius, The Thebaid translated by John Henry Mozley. Loeb Classical Library Volumes. Cambridge, MA, Harvard University Press; London, William Heinemann Ltd. 1928. Online version at the Topos Text Project.
- Publius Papinius Statius, The Thebaid. Vol I-II. John Henry Mozley. London: William Heinemann; New York: G.P. Putnam's Sons. 1928. Latin text available at the Perseus Digital Library.
- Publius Vergilius Maro, Aeneid. Theodore C. Williams. trans. Boston. Houghton Mifflin Co. 1910. Online version at the Perseus Digital Library.
- Publius Vergilius Maro, Bucolics, Aeneid, and Georgics. J. B. Greenough. Boston. Ginn & Co. 1900. Latin text available at the Perseus Digital Library.
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