Athis (mythology)

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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 sixteen-year-old Athis, who was preparing to shoot his bow, with a log that had been smoldering in the middle of the altar. Athis's friend and lover,[1] 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.

See also: Boast of Cassiopeia

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