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 and (usually) brother to Agenor.[1] The wife of Belus has been named as Achiroe, or Side[2] (eponym of the Phoenician city of Sidon).
Diodorus Siculus[3] 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.