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Learchus
Learchus () or Learches is a figure in Greek mythology and was the son of Athamas and Ino as well as the brother of Melicertes.
Mythology.
The story of Learchus is part of the Theban Cycle which was elaborated by Ovid in his "Metamorphoses". He was killed as a boy by his father, Athamas, whom Hera drove insane as punishment for having received and raised Dionysus, the illegitimate son of Zeus and Semele, Ino's sister.
Athamas, blinded by the madness, exchanged
him the new king. Battus reigned 550 BC-530 BC. 
Succession Reign of Battus.
When Battus was proclaimed King, soldiers that served the Egyptian Pharaoh Amasis II were present. Amasis became an ally to the late Learchus. In avenging the death of Learchus, Amasis wanted to declare war on the Cyrenaeans and the Pharaoh had sent messengers to the royal family about this. It was at this time, that the mother of Amasis that died and Amasis was preparing her funeral. Polyarchus decided to travel to Egypt to state his