What is "parrhasius"

Parrhasius of Ephesus was one of the greatest painters of Ancient Greece.

Parrhasius is a Nearctic and Neotropical genus of butterfly in the family Lycaenidae.

Parrhasius ( Greek: Παρράσιος) may refer to:

• Persons:
  • Parrhasius (painter), a famous painter who worked in Athens in the late 5th century BC
  • Janus Parrhasius (1470–1522), Italian humanist scholar
  • Parrhasius (son of Lycaon), in mythology, a son of Lycaon, from whom Parrhasia (Arcadia) was believed to have derived its name

• Taxonomy:
  • Parrhasius (butterfly), a butterfly genus

Parrhasius was in Greek mythology the son of Lycaon or of Zeus. He was an Arcadian hero, and his son Arcas had the region named after him. He is said to have founded the Arcadian city of Parrhasia.