Battus of Malta

rdf:langString Battus of Malta

rdf:langString :"Anna, was driven from her home, weeping on leaving :Her sister’s city, after first paying honour to that sister. :The loose ashes drank perfume mixed with tears, :And received an offering of her shorn hair: :Three times she said: ‘Farewell!’ three times lifted :And pressed the ashes to her lips, seeing her sister there. :Finding a ship, and companions for her flight, she glided :Away, looking back at the city, her sister’s sweet work. :There’s a fertile island, Melite, near barren Cosyra, :Lashed by the waves of the Libyan sea. Trusting in :The king’s former hospitality, she headed there, :Battus was king there, and was a wealthy host. :When he had learned the fates of the two sisters, :He said: ‘This land, however small, is yours.’ :He would have been hospitable to the end, :Except that he feared Pygmalion’s great power. :The corn had been taken to be threshed a third time, :And a third time the new wine poured into empty vats. :The sun had twice circled the zodiac, and a third year :Was passing, when Anna had to find a fresh place of exile. :Her brother came seeking war. The king hated weapons, :And said: ‘We are peaceable, flee for your own safety!’ :She fled at his command, gave her ship to the wind and waves: :Her brother was crueller than any ocean." : : - Ovid, .

rdf:langString Anna Perenna fleeing to Battus

rdf:langString In Greco-Roman mythology, Battus (Ancient Greek: Βάττος) was a semi-legendary king of Malta who offered sanctuary to Anna Perenna, the sister of Dido, the Carthaginian founder in Virgil's Aeneid. Battus features briefly in Ovid's Fasti as the protector of Anna Perenna.