Batea of Troad

In Greek mythology, the name Batea or Bateia (Βάτεια) was the daughter or (less commonly) the aunt of King Teucer. She was the mother of Ilus, Erichthonius, and Zacynthus. A hill in the Troad and the town Bateia were named after her.

Mythology
Batia's father was the ruler of a tribe known as the Teucrians (Teucri). The Teucrians inhabited the area of northwest Asia Minor later called the Troad (Troas). She married King Dardanus, son of Zeus and Electra, whom Teucer named as his heir. By Dardanus, Batea was the mother of Ilus, Erichthonius, and Zacynthus.

In some accounts, Arisbe of Crete, a daughter of Teucer, is mentioned as the wife of Dardanus. Arisbe and Batea are usually assumed to be the same person. According to another version of the myth, Batia was the daughter of Tros, instead of Teucer.

Batea gave her name to a hill in the Troad, mentioned in the Iliad, as well as to the town of Bateia.