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Anthus
mythological Greek character, son of Autonous
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Q16327610
Author, Title
Antoninus Liberalis, Metamorphoses
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Antoninus Liberalis, Metamorphoses
§7 Autonous, son of Melaneus and Hippodamia, had as sons Erodius,
Anthus
, Schoeneus and Acanthus, with a daughter Acanthis to whom
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§7 herds of horses which he pastured in the meadows. When
Anthus
, son of Autonous, drove the mares out of the
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§7 out from their pastures, they were infuriated and set upon
Anthus
. They began to devour him as he uttered many
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§7 anything to avert the slaughter. While these people were bewailing
Anthus
who was hardly dead, Zeus and Apollo felt pity for
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§7 birds. Autonous was made a quail because, though father of
Anthus
, he had quailed at driving off the horses. The
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§7 mares to fight for her son against them. They turned
Anthus
himself, as well as Erodius, Schoeneus, Acanthus and Acanthis into
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§7 they were metamorphosed. They turned the servant who had attended
Anthus
into a heron [erodios] — the same as happened to
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§7 same as happened to Erodius the brother of the lad,
Anthus
— but not the same sort of heron. For it
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§7 as the anthus bird does not associate with horses, because
Anthus
had suffered so much from horses. To this day when
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