Catreus

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Catreus
King of Crete
Member of the Cretan Royal Family
PredecessorDeucalion
SuccessorIdomeneus
AbodeCrete
Genealogy
ParentsMinos and Pasiphae or Crete
SiblingsAcacallis, Ariadne, Androgeus, Xenodice, Phaedra, Glaucus and Deucalion
OffspringAlthaemenes, Apemosyne, Aerope and Clymene

In Greek mythology, Catreus or Katreus (/ˈkeɪtri.əs/, /ˈkeɪtruːs/;[1] Ancient Greek: Κατρεύς) was the eldest son of Minos and Pasiphaë, and Minos' successor as king of Crete. Catreus had one son, Althaemenes, and three daughters, Apemosyne, Aerope and Clymene. Catreus was mistakenly killed by his son Althaemenes thereby fulfilling an oracle's prophecy.[2]

  1. ^ Gardner, Dorsey; Porter, Noah, eds. (1884). A Practical Dictionary of the English Language. New York: Ivison, Blakeman, Taylor & Co. p. 541.
  2. ^ Hard, pp. 354–355; Grimal, s.v. Catreus, p. 92; Tripp, s.v. Catreus, p. 152; Smith, s.v. Creteus; Apollodorus, 3.2.1; Diodorus Siculus, 4.60.4, 5.59.1–4; Pausanias, 8.53.4.