Peteus

In Greek mythology, Peteus or Peteos (Ancient Greek: Πετεώς or Πετεώο) or Petes (Πέτην) was a member of the Athenian royal family as the son of Orneus,[1] son of King Erechtheus.[2] In some versions of the myth, Petes was originally an Egyptian, who later obtained Athenian citizenship.

  1. ^ Pausanias, Graeciae Descriptio 2.25.6; Plutarch, Theseus 32.1; Eusebius, Chronographia 66
  2. ^ Stephanus of Byzantium, Ethnica s.v. Orneiai