Mynes (mythology)
Two individuals in Greek mythology
In
Greek mythology
,
Mynes
(
Ancient Greek
: Μύνης means "diverting") may refer to two individuals:
Mynes, the
Lacedamonian
father of
Pedias
, wife of the
autochthonous
King
Cranaus
of
Athens
, who bore him three daughters:
Cranaë
,
Cranaechme
, and
Atthis
.
[
1
]
Mynes, king of the city of
Lyrnessus
which was sacked by
Achilles
, who there captured his wife,
Briseis
. Mynes was son of King
Evenus
, son of
Selepus
.
[
2
]
^
Smith,
s.v. Cranaechme
;
Apollodorus
,
3.14.5
^
Homer
,
Iliad
19.296;
Quintus Smyrnaeus
, 4.477;
Strabo
, 13.1.7, 13.1.61 & 13.3.1