Bucolus

In Greek mythology, Bucolus (/ˈbjuːkoʊləs/; Ancient Greek: Βουκόλος means "cow boy" or "herdsman" from βους vous "ox" and κελεύω kelevein "command") is the name of four men:

Bucolus, father of Sphelus, and grandfather of Iasus, captain of the Athenians at the Trojan War. Iasus was killed by Aeneas.[1]
Bucolus, son of Hippocoon, king of Sparta.[2]
Bucolus, son of Heracles and Marse, daughter of Thespius and Megamede.[3]
Bucolus, a nickname of Daphnis.[4]

Namesakes

Saint Bucolus, one of the first Christian bishops of ancient Smyrna, disciple of St John the Theologian.[5]
Bucolus is a genus of ladybird beetles.

Notes

Homer, Iliad 15.328
Pseudo-Apollodorus, Bibliotheca 3.10.5
Pseudo-Apollodorus, Bibliotheca 2.7.8
Diodorus Siculus, Bibliotheca historica 4.84.3
St Bucolus, Bishop of Smyrna

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References

Diodorus Siculus, The Library of History translated by Charles Henry Oldfather. Twelve volumes. Loeb Classical Library. Cambridge, Massachusetts: Harvard University Press; London: William Heinemann, Ltd. 1989. Vol. 3. Books 4.59–8. Online version at Bill Thayer's Web Site
Diodorus Siculus, Bibliotheca Historica. Vol 1-2. Immanel Bekker. Ludwig Dindorf. Friedrich Vogel. in aedibus B. G. Teubneri. Leipzig. 1888-1890. Greek text available at the Perseus Digital Library.
Homer, The Iliad with an English Translation by A.T. Murray, Ph.D. in two volumes. Cambridge, MA., Harvard University Press; London, William Heinemann, Ltd. 1924. Online version at the Perseus Digital Library.
Homer, Homeri Opera in five volumes. Oxford, Oxford University Press. 1920. Greek text available at the Perseus Digital Library.
Pseudo-Apollodorus, The Library with an English Translation by Sir James George Frazer, F.B.A., F.R.S. in 2 Volumes, Cambridge, MA, Harvard University Press; London, William Heinemann Ltd. 1921. Online version at the Perseus Digital Library. Greek text available from the same website.

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[1] Homer, Iliad 15.328

[2] Pseudo-Apollodorus, Bibliotheca 3.10.5

[3] Pseudo-Apollodorus, Bibliotheca 2.7.8

[4] Diodorus Siculus, Bibliotheca historica 4.84.3

[5] St Bucolus, Bishop of Smyrna