# Battus — Metamorphoses character guide

> Battus in Metamorphoses by Ovid.

**Role:** minor

**Also known as:** a Touchstone Battus

**First appearance:** 0017-transformation-of-battus-to-a-touchstone

## Who they are

Shepherd turned into a touchstone for betraying Mercury.

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