Definition of polites:
(N) :
In Greek mythology, Polites, the friend of Odysseus, was a minor character in the epics by Homer.
(N) :
a genus of North American butterflies of the family Hesperiidae (skippers), subfamily Hesperiinae (grass skippers).
(N) :
the name of two characters in Greek mythology of the Trojan War, and a genus of butterflies.