Biton

Biton ( Greek  Βίτων ) is the name of a figure in Greek mythology:

• Biton was the son of the Argive priestess Kydippe and brother of Cleobis, see Cleobis and Biton

Biton is the name of several historical ancient figures:

• Biton (Phrurarch) , Syracusan, from the tyrant Dionysius I of Syracuse 397 BC. Used as phrurarch (fortress commander) in Motye
• Biton (mercenary leader) , participated under Alexander the Great in 326/325 BC. In a leading position in an uprising in Bactria
• Biton (author) , probably in the 2nd half of the 2nd century BC. Living author of a small, preserved work on war machines

Biton is the family name of the following people:

• Yifat Sasha-Biton (* 1973), Israeli politician

This is a disambiguation page for differentiating between several terms identified with the same word.