Bucolus

Bucolus /ˈbjuːkoʊləs/ is the name of four men in Greek mythology and of one early Christian saint:

  1. Bucolus, father of Sphelus, and grandfather of Iasus, captain of the Athenians at the Trojan War. Iasus was killed by Aeneas.[1]
  2. Bucolus, son of Hippocoon, king of Sparta.[2]
  3. Bucolus, son of Heracles and Marse, daughter of Thespius and Megamede.[3]
  4. Bucolus, meaning "cow boy" (from "βους" (vous = ox) + "κελεύω" (kelevein=command) ), was a nickname of Daphnis.
  5. Saint Bucolus, one of the first Christian bishops of ancient Smyrna, disciple of St John the Theologian.[4]

Bucolus is a genus of ladybird beetles.

References

  1. ↑ Homer, Iliad, 15.328
  2. ↑ Apollodorus, The Library, 3.10.5
  3. ↑ Apollodorus, The Library, 2.7.8
  4. ↑ St Bucolus, Bishop of Smyrna
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