Belus (Egyptian)
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In Greek mythology, Belus (Ancient Greek: Βῆλος, romanized: Bêlos) was a king of Egypt and father of Aegyptus and Danaus[1] and (usually) brother to Agenor.[2] The wife of Belus has been named as Achiroe[3] or Side[4] (eponym of the Phoenician city of Sidon).
Diodorus Siculus[5] claims that Belus founded a colony on the river Euphrates, and appointed the priests-astrologers whom the Babylonians call Chaldeans who like the priests of Egypt are exempt from taxation and other service to the state.
According to Pausanias, Belus founded a temple of Heracles in Babylon.[6] Meanwhile, it was said that Egyptians initially fought with clubs but later on Belus invented the use of sword in fighting. The word bellum, "war," is named from this.[7]