# Battus — Victory Odes character guide

> Battus in Victory Odes by Pindar.

**Role:** minor

**First appearance:** 0001-victory-odes

## Who they are

Founder of Kyrene, celebrated as a heroic colonist.

## Relationships

### [Alkmena](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/victory_odes_se/characters/alkmena)

_social_

Alcmene and Battus are both figures from Greek myth and history, linked through genealogical or colonial narratives.

## In the story

### [V For Arkesilas of Kyrene](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/victory_odes_se/chapters/v)

Founder of Kyrene, buried near the market-place; his line continues to receive honor and divine blessing.

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