(), a surname of Heracles, derived from the
Achaean town of Bura, near which he had a statue on the river Buraicus, and an oracle in a
cave. Persons who consulted this oracle first said prayers before the statue, and then took
four dice from a heap which was always kept ready, and threw them upon a table. These dice
were marked with certain characters, the meaning of which was explained with the help of a
painting which hung in the cave. (