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Boeotus.

Boeotus, one of the two sons of Poseidon and Arne (Melanippe, daughter of Aeolus) and father of Ogyges, primeval mythological ruler of Boeotia, and possibly Attica, in prehistoric Greece

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name[boe̯ˈoː.tʊs]Classical-Latin[beˈɔː.tus]
  1. Boeotus, one of the two sons of Poseidon and Arne (Melanippe, daughter of Aeolus) and father of Ogyges, primeval mythological ruler of Boeotia, and possibly Attica, in prehistoric Greece

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  2. Boeotus, son of Itonus and the nymph Melanippe; another possible eponym of Boeotia

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Where this word comes from

From Ancient Greek Βοιωτός (Boiōtós), related to βοώτης (boṓtēs, “herdsman”), derived from βοῦς (boûs, “cow, cattle”).

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