Baeus (Greek mythology)

Baeus (Ancient Greek: Βαΐος) was a character from Greek mythology, said to have been the helmsman of Odysseus. In the mythological epic the Odyssey, he was said to have died during their stay in Sicily.

He was buried by the bay at Campania, and was said to have given his name to the nearby town of Baiae, as well as to several other islands and towns, such as Mount Baea in the island of Cephalonia.[1][2][3]

References

  1. ^ Lycophron, The Alexandra 694, with the scholia of John Tzetzes
  2. ^ Stephanus of Byzantium, Ethnica s.v. Βαία
  3. ^ Eustathius of Thessalonica, On Homer p. 1967

 This article incorporates text from a publication now in the public domain: Schmitz, Leonhard (1870). "Baeus". In Smith, William (ed.). Dictionary of Greek and Roman Biography and Mythology. Vol. 1. p. 453.

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