Mnesileus
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Mnesileus (Ancient Greek: Μνησίλεως Mnesileos) is a figure in Greek mythology who was the son of Polydeuces, one of the Dioscuri, and Phoebe, daughter of Leucippus of Messenia. He is mentioned as one of the two sons of the Dioscuri whose statues stood in the temple of the Dioscuri at Argos, and he was depicted riding on horseback on the throne of Amyclae.
When
- First attested
- 500 BCE
- Attested period
- -800 – 2020
- Historical notes
- Attested in classical Greek literary and archaeological sources.
Relationships
- child of
- Polydeuces, Phoebe
Mentioned by
Sources
wikipedia (1)
Source passages
“Mnesileus (Ancient Greek: Μνησίλεως Mnesileos) ... was the son of Polydeuces, one of the Dioscuri, and Phoebe, daughter of Leucippus of Messenia.”
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