(Ancient Greek: Βότρης) was a Theban son of Eumelus and grandson of Eugnotus.
One day, when Eumelus was sacrificing a ram to the god, Botres, who was helping around, tasted the victim's brain before the ritual was completed.
Eumelus, enraged, hit Botres on the head with a brand and inflicted a fatal injury on him.
As it became evident that Botres was dying, Eumelus, his wife and the servants were overcome with sorrow.
Being that Eumelus was a devotee, Apollo took pity on them and changed Botres into a bird called Aeropus (bee-eater).