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Menesthes

In Greek mythology, Menesthes was 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.

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In Greek mythology, Menesthes (Ancient Greek: Μενέσθην means 'stay, wait') was 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.¹

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Homer, Iliad 5.609

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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.