Menesthes
In Greek mythology, Menesthes (Ancient Greek: Μενέσθην, lit. 'abiding strength' or 'enduring might') may refer to two distinct characters:
- Menesthes, also called Menestheus, a Salaminian youth who was chosen by lot to be sent to Crete as a sacrificial tribute to the Minotaur. He was a grand-child of Scirus of Salamis through his daughter, which prompted Scirus to aid Theseus by providing a skilled pilot (Nausithous) and a look–out man (Phaeax) for the voyage.
- Menesthes, a 'well-skilled' Achaean warrior who participated in the Trojan War. He and Anchialus, both riding a chariot, were killed by the Trojan hero Hector.
Note
- ↑ The name is an ancient Greek compound name derived from two distinct linguistic roots: Mene- (from menos / μένος), meaning "mind," "spirit," "strength," "force," or "courage" and -sthes (from sthenos / σθένος), meaning "strength," "might," or "power".
- ↑ Servius ad Virgil, Aeneid 6.21
- ↑ Plutarch, Theseus 17.6
- ↑ Homer, Iliad 5.609
References
- 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.
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