Menesthius
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In Greek mythology
, the name Menesthius may refer to:
Greek mythology
Greek mythology is the body of myths and legends belonging to the ancient Greeks, concerning their gods and heroes, the nature of the world, and the origins and significance of their own cult and ritual practices. They were a part of religion in ancient Greece...
, the name Menesthius may refer to:
- Menesthius, son of SpercheusSpercheusIn Greek mythology, Spercheus or Spercheios was the name of a river in Thessaly , and of the god of that river. According to Antoninus Liberalis, Cerambus was punished for claiming that the nymphs of Mount Othrys were daughters of Spercheus by Deino...
and PolydoraPolydoraPolydora may refer to:*In Greek mythology:**Polydora, Danaid, mother of King Dryops of Oeta by Spercheus**Polydora, daughter of Peleus**Polydora, possible wife of Protesilaus**Polydora, one of the Oceanids**Polydora, one of the Amazons...
, one of the MyrmidonMyrmidonMyrmidon may refer to:* Myrmidons, an ancient nation of Greek mythology* Myrmidon , the eponymous ancestor of the mythological Myrmidons* The Myrmidons, a lost tragedy by Greek playwright Aeschylus* Myrmidon Books, independent publisher...
ian leaders in the Trojan WarTrojan WarIn Greek mythology, the Trojan War was waged against the city of Troy by the Achaeans after Paris of Troy took Helen from her husband Menelaus, the king of Sparta. The war is among the most important events in Greek mythology and was narrated in many works of Greek literature, including the Iliad...
- Menesthius, son of AreithousAreithousIn Greek mythology, the name Areithous may refer to:* Areithous, King of Arne in Boeotia, and husband of Philomedusa, by whom he had a son Menesthius. He is called in the Iliad the "club-bearer" , because he fought with no other weapon but a club. He fell by the hand of Lycurgus of Arcadia, who...
and Phylomedusa, from Arnae, BoeotiaBoeotiaBoeotia, also spelled Beotia and Bœotia , is one of the regional units of Greece. It is part of the region of Central Greece. It was also a region of ancient Greece. Its capital is Livadeia, the second largest city being Thebes.-Geography:...
, killed by ParisParis (mythology)Paris , the son of Priam, king of Troy, appears in a number of Greek legends. Probably the best-known was his elopement with Helen, queen of Sparta, this being one of the immediate causes of the Trojan War...
in the Trojan War