Abaris (Caucasian)
Abaris ( Greek Ἄβᾱρις ) is a male figure in Greek mythology . According to Ovid , he lived in the Caucasus region and was a comrade of Phineus . When there was a scuffle at the wedding celebration of Perseus and Andromeda , Abaris was killed by Perseus with a large goblet.
literature
- Otto Rossbach : Abaris 3) . In: Paulys Realencyclopadie der classischen Antiquity Science (RE). Volume I, 1, Stuttgart 1893, Col. 17.
- Roscher: Abaris 2) . In: Wilhelm Heinrich Roscher (Hrsg.): Detailed lexicon of Greek and Roman mythology . Volume 1,1, Leipzig 1886, column 1 ( digitized version ).
- Abaris 3) . In: Wilhelm Vollmer (ed.), Dictionary of Mythology . Stuttgart 1874, p. 2.
Remarks
- ^ Ovid , Metamorphoses 5, 86.