Menesthius
Ancient Greek male name
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In Greek mythology, the name Menesthius () may refer to:
- Menesthius, son of Spercheus and Polydora, daughter of Perieres or of Peleus and Antigone. He was one of the Myrmidonian leaders in the Trojan War.
- Menesthius, son of Areithous and Phylomedusa, from Arnae, Boeotia, killed by Paris in the Trojan War.
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References
- Apollodorus, The Library with an English Translation by Sir James George Frazer, F.B.A., F.R.S. in 2 Volumes, Cambridge, MA, Harvard University Press; London, William Heinemann Ltd. 1921. ISBN 0-674-99135-4. Online version at the Perseus Digital Library. Greek text available from the same website.
- Hesiod, Catalogue of Women from Homeric Hymns, Epic Cycle, Homerica translated by Evelyn-White, H G. Loeb Classical Library Volume 57. London: William Heinemann, 1914. Online version at theio.com
- Homer, The Iliad with an English Translation by A.T. Murray, Ph.D. in two volumes. Cambridge, MA., Harvard University Press; London, William Heinemann, Ltd. 1924. . Online version at the Perseus Digital Library.
- Homer, Homeri Opera in five volumes. Oxford, Oxford University Press. 1920. . Greek text available at the Perseus Digital Library.
References
- [[Bibliotheca (Pseudo-Apollodorus). Apollodorus]], 3.13.4
- [[Homer]], ''[[Iliad]]'' 16.173 ff
- Homer, ''Iliad'' 7.8–10
- [[Hesiod]], ''[[Catalogue of Women. Ehoiai]]'' fr. 218 (fr. 27 in the [[Loeb Classical Library
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