Althaemenes | |
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Prince of Crete | |
Member of the Cretan Royal Family | |
Abode | Crete |
Genealogy | |
Parents | Catreus |
Siblings | Apemosyne, Aerope and Clymene |
In Greek mythology, Althaemenes or Althemenes (Ancient Greek: Ἀλθαιμένης) was a Cretan prince as the only son of King Catreus of Crete. He was the brother of Apemosyne, Aerope and Clymene. Althaemenes mistakenly killed his father thereby fulfilling an oracle.[1]