Atys was the son of Croesus, a king of Lydia. According to book one of the Histories by Herodotus, his father had a dream that Atys would die by an iron weapon. Afterwords, Atys was kept out of danger. One day a giant boar began terrorizing Mysian Olympus. Atys talked his father into letting him hunt the boar, since boars don't wield iron weapons. Croesus gave his consent, but he sent Adrastus with him as a body guard. During the hunt, Adrastus accidentally killed Atys when hurling a spear at the boar. Riddled with guilt, Adrastus slayed himself over the tomb of Atys.

Pederastic heroes and deities