1) Boeotian mythology 
In Greek mythology, Lophis was the young son of a ruler of Haliartus, Boeotia. Legend has it that Haliartus was once an arid land lacking fresh water sources. Lophis` father went to inquire the oracle in Delphi as to whether there was a possible way to supply the region with water, and received an answer in accordance with which he had to kill th....