In Greek mythology, Botres was a Theban son of Eumelus and grandson of Eugnotus. His father venerated the god Apollo devotedly and honored him with generous offerings. One day, when Eumelus was sacrificing a ram to the god, Botres, who was helping around, tasted the victim's brain before the ritual was completed. Eumelus, enraged, hit Botres on the head with a brand and inflicted a fatal injury on him. As it became evident that Botres was dying, Eumelus, his wife and the servants were overcome with sorrow. Being that Eumelus was a devotee, Apollo took pity on them and changed Botres into a bird called Aeropus (bee-eater).[1]
This myth is also briefly referenced in Ovid's Metamorphoses.[2]
References
Antoninus Liberalis, Metamorphoses, 18
Ovid, Metamorphoses, 7. 389 - 390
Secondary sources
Pierre Grimal, A Concise Dictionary of Classical mythology. Basil Blackwell Ltd, 1990. - p. 77
Anderson, William S. A commentary on Ovid's Metamorphoses, 7. 390 In: Ovid's Metamorphoses. Books 6-10. Edited, with Introduction and Commentary, by William S. Anderson. University of Oklahoma Press, 1972. - p. 285.
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