What is "athis"

Athis may refer to:

• Athis, Marne, a commune in the Marne département, France
• Athis-Mons, a commune in the Essonne département, near Paris, France
• Gué d'Athis, a fort near Fleury-sur-Orne
• Athis (mythology), a character in Greek-Roman mythology
• Athis (genus), a genus of moths

In Book V of Ovid's mock-epic Metamorphoses, Athis is a young demigod from India, son of Limnaee, a nymph of the Ganges. He was follower of Phineus. During a quarrel between Perseus and Phineus, Perseus killed Athis, who was preparing to shoot his bow, with a log that had been smoldering in the middle of the altar. The Assyrian Lycabas, wept for his fallen comrade, and attempted to avenge him, shooting an arrow at Perseus from Athis's bow. However, Perseus avoided the arrow, and Lycabas, too, fell.

Athis is a genus of moths within the family Castniidae. It was described by Hübner in 1819.