Athis (mythology)

Athis (mythology)

In Book V of Ovid's mock-epic "Metamorphoses", Athis was a youth from India, son of Limnaee, a nymph of the River Ganges. During a quarrel between Perseus and Phineus, Perseus killed Athis, who was preparing to shoot his bow, with a log that had been smoldering in the middle of the altar. The Assyrian Lycabas, wept for his fallen comrade, and attempted to avenge him, shooting an arrow at Perseus from Athis's bow. However, Perseus avoided the arrow, and Lycabas, too, fell.

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* Boast of Cassiopeia


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