Myiagrus

Or Myiodes, that is, the fly-catcher, is the name of a hero, who was invoked at Aliphera, at the festival of Athena, as the protector against flies. See momentary gods.

From Greek myia, "a fly" and agra, "taken in hunting or chasing."

References

Sources

  • Pausanias. Description of Greece v, 14.2, viii, 26.4.
  • Smith, William. (1870). Dictionary of Greek and Roman Biography and Mythology. London: Taylor, Walton, and Maberly.

This article incorporates text from Dictionary of Greek and Roman Biography and Mythology (1870) by William Smith, which is in the public domain.