Menesthius

Not to be confused with Menestheus or Mnestheus.

In Greek mythology, the name Menesthius (Ancient Greek: Μενέσθιος) 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.

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. ISBN 978-0674995796. Online version at the Perseus Digital Library.
• Homer, Homeri Opera in five volumes. Oxford, Oxford University Press. 1920. ISBN 978-0198145318. Greek text available at the Perseus Digital Library.