Bellerus (in some traditions)

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Bellerus (in some traditions) is a lesser-known mythological figure sometimes identified as a man slain by the hero Bellerophon, whose name is thought to be linked to the origin of the place-name Bellerium in ancient Cornwall.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf legendary person
mythological figure
associatedWith Bellerium NERFINISHED
Bellerophon NERFINISHED
ancient Cornwall
certaintyOfHistoricExistence mythical or legendary
culturalContext Cornish legendary geography
Greco-Roman myth reinterpretations
degreeOfAttestation sparsely attested
describedAs lesser-known mythological figure
geographicalAssociation Cornwall NERFINISHED
Land's End NERFINISHED
interpretation sometimes treated as back-formation from Bellerium
sometimes treated as personal name later attached to local legend
languageOfName Latinized form
mentionedIn later antiquarian traditions about Cornwall
nameEtymologicallyLinkedTo Bellerium NERFINISHED
nameVariant Bellerus (in some traditions) NERFINISHED
notableFor being linked to the toponym Bellerium
possible connection to the hero Bellerophon
possiblySlainBy Bellerophon NERFINISHED
regionInMyth westernmost part of Britain
roleInMyth eponymous figure for Bellerium
statusInMythology minor figure
traditionType classical reception in British geography

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Bellerophon killed Bellerus (in some traditions)