Belus

Bēlus, i, m., = Βῆλος; Heb. .

• An Asiatic king of a primitive age, builder of Babylon and founder of the Babylonian kingdom, Verg. A. 1, 621; 1, 729 sq.: priscus, Ov. M. 4, 213 (like Βῆλος ὁ ἀρχαῖος, Aelian. V. H. 13, 3).—
• II An Indian deity, compared with Hercules of the Greeks, Cic. N. D. 3, 16, 42; cf. Robinson, Dict., under .—
• III A king of Egypt, father of Danaus and Aegyptus.—
• IV Derivv.
• • A Bēlīdes, ae (for the length of the i, cf. Prisc. p. 584 P.), m., = Βηλίδης, a male descendant of Belus: Belidae fratres, i.e. Danaus and Aegyptus, Stat. Th. 6, 291: surge, age, Belide, de tot modo fratribus unus, i.e. Lynceus, son of Aegyptus, Ov. H. 14, 73: Palamedes, Verg. A. 2, 82 (septimo gradu a Belo originem ducens, Serv.).—
  • B Bēlis, ĭdis, f., and usu. in plur., Bēlĭdĕs, um, the granddaughters of Belus, the Belides, = Danaides (v. Danaus), Ov. Tr. 3, 1, 62; id. A. A. 1, 74; id. M. 4, 463; 10, 44.—
  • C Bēlĭăs, ădis, f., = Belis, Sen. Herc. Oet. 961.—
• V Beli oculus, a precious stone, cat’s-eye, a species of onyx, Plin. 37, 10, 55, § 149.—
• VI A river of Galilee, on the borders of Phoenicia, now Nahr Naaman, Plin. 5, 19, 17, § 75; Tac. H. 5, 7.

Bēlus, ī, m. (Βηλος, hebr. לב), I) männl. Name: A) ein asiatischer König aus der Urzeit, Erbauer von Babylon u. Gründer des assyrischen Reichs, als Gottheit Baal (Baal) verehrt, Amm. 23, 6, 23. Min. Fel. 6, 1. Sulp. Sev. chron. 2 8, 3. Serv. Verg. Aen. 1, 642: priscus, Ov. met. 4, 213. – Der griech. Sage nach Sohn des Poseidon (Neptun), Vater des Danaus, Agyptus u. Cepheus, Großvater der Amymone (der Großmutter des Palamedes), Verg. Aen. 1, 729 u. 730 u. Serv. Verg. Aen. 2, 81 u. 82. – mit Jupiter identifiziert, Belus Iuppiter, Solin. 56, 3: u. mit dem griech. Herkules (aber fälschlich nach Indien versetzt), Cic. de nat. deor. 3, 42. – B) der jüngere Belus, Vater der Dido, Eroberer von Cyprus, das er dann dem Teucer überließ, Verg. Aen. 1, 621; vgl. Serv. Verg. Aen. 1, 343 u. 642. – C) ein unbekannter Magier, Arnob. 1, 52. – Dav.: a) Bēlīdēs, ae, Vok. e, m. (Βηλίδης), ein männl. Nachkomme des Belus, ein Belide, Belidae fratres, Danaus u. Ägyptus, Stat.: surge, Belide, Lynceus, Sohn des Ägyptus, Ov.: Belidae nomen Palamedis, Verg. – b) Bēlis, lidis, f. (Βηλίς), u. gew. im Plur. Bēlides, um, die Enkelinnen des Belus, Töchter des Danaus, die Beliden = Danaides (s. Danaus), Ov. – c) Bēlias, adis, f. (Βηλιάς) = Belis, Sen. Herc. Oet. 961 (Peiper 964 Belis). – II) ein kleiner Küstenfluß in Phönizien, Tac. hist. 5, 7 u.a. – III) ein Edelstein, Plin. 37, 149. – dav. versch. oculus Beli, das Katzenauge, ein Edelstein, Plin. 37, 149.

1 Bēlus, (14) ī, m. (Βῆλος), ¶ 1 premier roi des Assyriens, père de Ninus : Virg. En. 1, 729 || le précédent, mis au rang des dieux : Cic. Nat. 3, 42 ; v. Bel, Baal ¶ 2 père de Danaüs, aïeul des Danaïdes : Hyg. Fab. 168 ¶ 3 père de Didon : Virg. En. 1, 621 ¶ 4 Bēlus ou Bēlī oculus, œil de Bélus [nom dʼune pierre précieuse] : Plin. 37, 149.

2 Bēlus, (16) ī, m. , fleuve de Phénicie : Plin. 36, 190 ; Tac. H. 5, 7 [noté Belius dans les éditions des Histoires consultées].

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Belus

(Βῆλος).

1. A son of Poseidon by Libya or Eurynome. He was a twin-brother of Agenor, and father of Aegyptus and Danaus. He was believed to be the ancestral hero and national divinity of several eastern nations, from whence the legends about him were transplanted to Greece and became mixed up with Greek myths. (Apollod. 2.1.4; Diod. 1.28; Serv. ad Acn. 1.733.)

Belus

2. The father of Dido, who conquered Cyprus and then gave it to Teucer. (Virg. Aen. L 621; Serv. ad Aen. 1.625, 646.) [L.S]

BELUS

BELUS (Βηλεύς), called also Pagida by Pliny (Plin. Nat. 5.19), a small river of Palestine, described by Pliny as taking its rise from a lake named Cendevia, at the roots of Mount Carmel, which after running five miles enters the sea near Ptolemais (36.26) two stadia from the city, according to Josephus. (B. J. 2.2.9.) It is chiefly celebrated among the ancients for its vitreous sand, and the accidental discovery of the manufacture of glass is ascribed by Pliny to the banks of this river, which he describes as a sluggish stream, of unwholesome water, but consecrated by religious ceremonies. (Comp. Tac. Hist. 5.7.) It is now called Nahr Na'mân; but the lake Cendevia has disappeared. It is an ingenious conjecture of Reland that its ancient appellation may be the origin of the Greek name for glass, ὑελός, or ὑαλός. (Balaest. p. 290.)

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Belus

(Βῆλος). (1) The son of Libya, granddaughter of Io and Poseidon, and father of Aegyptus, Danaüs, Cepheus, and Phineus, to each of whom the patronymic Belīdes is applied. The daughters of Danaüs are known as Belĭdes.

(2) A name given to several kings of the East, whose existence appears extremely doubtful. The most ancient is Belus, king of Assyria, father of Ninus, whose epoch it is impossible to determine.

(3) A king of Lydia, father of Ninus (Herod.i. 7). The Belus of Assyria, or the remote East, is thought by some to be the same with the Great Bali of Hindu mythology, as well as the Baal who was the principal male deity of the Phoenician and Canaanitish nations. The Belus of Babylon and Assyria has no identity, however, with the Phoenician Baal, except that both bore the title of Bel-Ba'ab or “lord.” See Assyria; Babylonia.

(4) A river in Syria where glass-making was invented (Plin. H. N. v. 19).

Belus Belus, a legendary descendant of Herakles

• apparently = the Asiatic god Bel, who has affinities with Herakles; the Babylonian form of "Bel" (Baal): Hdt. 1.7, Hdt. 7.61
• identified with Zeus (the temple of Zeus Belus): Hdt. 1.181

Belus(2), an Egyptian

• son of Libya: Paus. 4.23.10
• son of Poseidon and Libya: Apollod. 2.1.3
• reigns over Egypt: Apollod. 2.1.3, Apollod. 3.1.1
• marries Anchinoe: Apollod. 2.1.3
• father of Aegyptus: Paus. 7.21.13