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'''Rhoetus''' was a character mentioned by [[Ovid]] in Book V of his mock-epic ''[[Metamorphoses]]''.
After [[Perseus]] rescues [[Andromeda (mythology)|Andromeda]] from the [[sea monster]], her betrothed [[Phineus (son of Belus)|Phineus]], brother of her father, attacks [[Perseus]], throwing a spear at him. Perseus, in turn, throws the spear back, but Phineus hides behind the altars, and the spear strikes Rhoetus.

==See also==
*[[Boast of Cassiopeia]]
*[[Rhoetosaurus]]

[[Category:Metamorphoses characters]]
[[Category:Characters in Greek mythology]]


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