InGreek mythology,Botres^{[pronunciation?]} (Ancient Greek:Βότρης,romanized: Bótrēs) was aTheban son ofEumelus and grandson ofEugnotus.

Eumelus venerated the godApollo devotedly and honored him with generous offerings. One day, when Eumelus was sacrificing a ram to the god, Botres, who was helping around, tasted the victim's brain before the ritual was completed. Eumelus, enraged, hit Botres on the head with a brand and inflicted a fatal injury on him. As it became evident that Botres was dying, Eumelus, his wife and the servants were overcome with sorrow. Being that Eumelus was a devotee, Apollo took pity on them and changed Botres into a bird calledAeropus (bee-eater).^[1]

This myth is also briefly referenced inOvid'sMetamorphoses.^[2]

• Anderson, William S. A commentary on Ovid'sMetamorphoses, 7. 390 In: Ovid's Metamorphoses. Books 6–10. Edited, with Introduction and Commentary, by William S. Anderson. University of Oklahoma Press, 1972. - p. 285.
• Antoninus Liberalis,The Metamorphoses of Antoninus Liberalis translated by Francis Celoria (Routledge 1992).Online version at the Topos Text Project.
• Pierre Grimal, A Concise Dictionary of Classical mythology. Basil Blackwell Ltd, 1990. - p. 77
• Publius Ovidius Naso,Metamorphoses translated by Brookes More (1859-1942). Boston, Cornhill Publishing Co. 1922.Online version at the Perseus Digital Library.
• Publius Ovidius Naso,Metamorphoses. Hugo Magnus. Gotha (Germany). Friedr. Andr. Perthes. 1892.Latin text available at the Perseus Digital Library.

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