Buphagus (mythology)

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In Greek mythology, Buphagus (Ancient Greek: Βουφάγος), son of Iapetus and , was an Arcadian hero and husband of . He received the wounded Iphicles, the brother of Heracles, into his house, and took care of him until he died. Buphagus was afterwards killed by Artemis for having pursued her.[1]

Buphagus (which means bull, cattle-eater) was also a surname of Heracles, Lepreus, and others, who were believed to have eaten a whole bull at once.[2]

Notes[]

  1. ^ Pausanias. Description of Greece, viii. 14. § 6, 27. § 11.
  2. ^ Apollodorus, ii. 7. § 7, 5. § 11; Aelian, V. H. i. 24; Eustath. ad Horn. p. 1523.

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  •  This article incorporates text from a publication now in the public domain: Smith, William, ed. (1870). Dictionary of Greek and Roman Biography and Mythology. {{cite encyclopedia}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
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