Menestheus
(
Μενεσθεύς), a son of Peteus, an Athenian king, who led the Athenians against Troy, and surpassed all other mortals in arranging the war-steeds and men for battle (
Hom. Il. 2.552, &c., 4.327; Philostr.
Her. 2.16;
Paus. 2.25.6).
With the assistance of the Tyndarids, he is said to have driven Theseus from his kingdom, and to have died at Troy (
Plut. Thes. 32,
35;
Paus. 1.17.6).
A second personage of this name occurs in Virgil. (
Aen. 10.129.) [
L.S.]