He is depicted as a strong man with the tail of a serpent, riding a pale horse.
His name could to derive from Latin 'batha', Ethiopian (it was believed that demons could appear in the form of a black man) or from Latin 'mathios', an undetermined herb that was believed could keep serpents young.
Other spellings: Bathym, Mathim, Marthim.
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