BATTUS  , the legendary founder of the See also:

• GREEK
• GREEK, ETRUSCAN AND

Greek See also:

• COLONY (Lat. colonia, from colonus, a cultivator)

colony of See also:

• CYRENE [mod. Ain Shahat-Grenna]

Cyrene in See also:

• LIBYA

Libya (about 63o B.C.) . The Greeks who accompanied him were, like himself, natives of See also:

• THERA

Thera, and descended partly from the See also:

• RACE

race of the Minyae . Various accounts are given both of the See also:

• FOUNDING (from Lat. fundere, to pour)

founding of Cyrene and of the origin of the founder's name . According to the Cyrenaeans (See also:

• HEROD
• HEROD (surnamed THE GREAT)

Herod. iv . 150-156), Battus, having an impediment in his speech, consulted the See also:

• ORACLE (Lat. oraculum, from ora' to pray; the corresponding Greek word is uavreiov or Xpnuri7pwov)

oracle at See also:

• DELPHI (the Pytho of Homer and Herodotus; in Boeotian inscriptions BeA4oi, on coins Aa)tg5oi)

Delphi, and was told to found a colony in Libya; according to the Theraeans, Battus was entrusted with this See also:

• MISSION

mission by their aged See also:

• KING
• KING (O. Eng. cyning, abbreviated into cyng, cing; cf. O. H. G. chun- kuning, chun- kunig, M.H.G. kiinic, kiinec, kiinc, Mod. Ger. Konig, O. Norse konungr, kongr, Swed. konung, kung)
• KING [OF OCKHAM], PETER KING, 1ST BARON (1669-1734)
• KING, CHARLES WILLIAM (1818-1888)
• KING, CLARENCE (1842–1901)
• KING, EDWARD (1612–1637)
• KING, EDWARD (1829–1910)
• KING, HENRY (1591-1669)
• KING, RUFUS (1755–1827)
• KING, THOMAS (1730–1805)
• KING, WILLIAM (1650-1729)
• KING, WILLIAM (1663–1712)

king Grinus . In another version, there was See also:

• CIVIL

civil See also:

• WAR
• WAR (O. Eng. werre, Fr. guerre, of Teutonic origin; cf. O.H.G. werran, to confound)

war in Thera; Battus, See also:

• LEADER, BENJAMIN WILLIAMS (1831– )

leader of one party, was banished, and, on applying to the oracle, was recommended to take out a colony to " the See also:

• CONTINENT (from Lat. continere, "to hold together "; hence " connected," " continuous ")

continent " (Schol . See also:

• PINDAR (Gr. HivSapos, c. 522–443 B.c.)

Pindar, Pyth. iv. ro) . In any See also:

• CASE
• CASE, JOHN (d. 1600)

case the See also:

• FOUNDATION (Lat. fundatio, from fundare, to found)

foundation is attributed to the See also:

• DIRECT

direct instructions of See also:

• APOLLO (Gr. 'A2r6XXwv,'Airkkhwv)

Apollo . The name was connected by some with (3arrap1N, (" stammer "), but See also:

• HERODOTUS (c. 484-425 B.C.)

Herodotus (iv . 1S5) says that it was the Libyan word for " king," that Battus was not called by the name until after his arrival at Libya, and that the oracle addressed him as " Battus " by anticipation . This, however, would imply on the See also:

• PART

part of the oracle a knowledge of Libya, which was not shared by the See also:

• REST (O. Eng. rest, reste, bed, cognate with other Teutonic forms, e.g. Ger. Rast, Riiste, rest, and probably Gothic Rasta, league, i.e. resting or stopping place)

rest of See also:

• GREECE

Greece (Herod. i.e.), and it is noteworthy that the name occurs in Arcadian and Messenian legends . Herodotus does not know his real name, but Pindar (Pyth. v .

116), no doubt rightly, calls the founder of the colony Aristoteles, while See also:

• JUSTIN (JUNIANUS JUSTINUS)

Justin (xiii . 7) gives his name as See also:

• ARISTAEUS

Aristaeus who was worshipped at Cyrene . Four See also:

• KINGS, FIRST AND SECOND BOOKS OF

kings named Battus, alternating with four named See also:

• ARCESILAUS (316–241 B.c.)

Arcesilaus, ruled in Cyrene (q.v.) till the fall of the See also:

• DYNASTY (Gr. &vvaareta, sovereignty, the position of a hevnori7r, lord, ruler, from SuvaaBay to be able, Suvaµas, power)

dynasty about 450 B.C . See R . W . Macan's Ierodotus IV.-VI . (1895), vol. i. pp . 104 seq. and notes .