Baiotis

Baiotis ( Greek  Βαιῶτις , probably from βαιός "small" and οὖς "ear") is an epithet of Aphrodite .

Aphrodite was nicknamed Baiotis among the inhabitants of Syracuse . The attribute probably alluded to her grace, which was evident in the smallness of her ears.

source

• Hesychios of Alexandria sv Βαιῶτις

literature

• Hermann Steuding : Baiotis . In: Wilhelm Heinrich Roscher (Hrsg.): Detailed lexicon of Greek and Roman mythology . Volume 1,1, Leipzig 1886, column 745 ( digitized version ).
• Otto Jessen : Baiotis. In: Paulys Realencyclopadie der classischen Antiquity Science (RE). Volume II, 2, Stuttgart 1896, column 2777 ( digitized version ).