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.

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• Boast of Cassiopeia