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