Battus

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Battus can refer to:

• In Greek mythology, Battus is the name of two different people:
  1. Son of Polymnestus, founded Cyrene, thus fulfilling a prophecy given to his ancestor, Euphemus.
  2. A shepherd from Pylos, Battus witnessed Hermes stealing Apollo's cattle. Though he promised his silence, he told many others. Hermes turned him to stone.

• Battus was also the name of several Kings of Cyrene

• Battus is a genus of swallowtail butterflies, family Papilionidae, subfamily Papilioninae.
• Battus is also a pseudonym of Dutch author Hugo Brandt Corstius
• Battus was a certain order of penitents at Avignon, and in Provence, whose piety carried them to exercise severe discipline upon themselves, both in public and private.