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'''Mnestheus''' ({{langx|grc| | '''Mnestheus''' ({{langx|grc|Μνησθεύς}}) is a character from [[Roman mythology]], found in [[Virgil]]'s ''[[Aeneid]]''. He is described by Virgil as the ancestral hero of the [[Memmia gens|Memmii]] and "Of the house of [[Assaracus]]". One of a handful of vaguely defined lieutenants under [[Aeneas]], he appears to be Aeneas's most senior captain, taking charge in Book 9 in his absence. He takes second place in the boat race during the funeral games of [[Anchises]] in Book 5. | ||
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Mnestheus (Template:Langx) is a character from Roman mythology, found in Virgil's Aeneid. He is described by Virgil as the ancestral hero of the Memmii and "Of the house of Assaracus". One of a handful of vaguely defined lieutenants under Aeneas, he appears to be Aeneas's most senior captain, taking charge in Book 9 in his absence. He takes second place in the boat race during the funeral games of Anchises in Book 5.
See also
- 9023 Mnesthus, Jovian asteroid named after Mnestheus
- Mnestheus (skipper), a genus of butterflies
References
- Virgil IV, 288; IX, 171, 781.
- A Dictionary of Greek and Roman Antiquities edited by William Smith (1870).