Eunus (died 132 BC) was a slave from
Apamea in
Syria who became leader of the slave uprising in the
First Servile War (135 BC-132 BC) in the
Roman province of Sicily. Eunus rose to prominence in the movement through his reputation as a prophet and wonder-worker. Said to blow fire from his mouth, Eunus claimed to receive visions and communications from the goddess
Atargatis, a prominent goddess in his homeland; he identified her with the Sicilian
Demeter. One of his prophecies was that the rebel slaves would successfully capture the city of
Enna.