In
Greek mythology
A major branch of classical mythology, Greek mythology is the body of myths originally told by the ancient Greeks, and a genre of Ancient Greek folklore. These stories concern the origin and nature of the world, the lives and activities ...
, Buphagus (
Ancient Greek
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: Βουφάγος), son of
Iapetus and
Thornaxe, was an
Arcadian hero and husband of
Promne. He received the wounded
Iphicles In Greek mythology, Iphicles ( or ; grc, Ἰφικλῆς ''Iphikles''), also called Iphiclus, was the maternal half-brother of Heracles and one of the Calydonian boar hunters.
Family
Iphicles was the son of Alcmene and her human husband Am ...
, the brother of Heracles, into his house, and took care of him until he died. Buphagus was afterwards killed by
Artemis
In ancient Greek mythology and religion, Artemis (; grc-gre, Ἄρτεμις) is the goddess of the hunt, the wilderness, wild animals, nature, vegetation, childbirth, care of children, and chastity. She was heavily identified wit ...
for having pursued her.
Buphagus (which means bull, cattle-eater) was also a surname of
Heracles
Heracles ( ; grc-gre, Ἡρακλῆς, , glory/fame of Hera), born Alcaeus (, ''Alkaios'') or Alcides (, ''Alkeidēs''), was a divine hero in Greek mythology, the son of Zeus and Alcmene, and the foster son of Amphitryon.By his adoptiv ...
,
Lepreus, and others, who were believed to have eaten a whole bull at once.
[Apollodorus, ii. 7. § 7, 5. § 11; Aelian, V. H. i. 24; Eustath. ad Horn. p. 1523.]
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Characters in Greek mythology
Deeds of Artemis
Epithets of Heracles
Arcadian mythology