Mneseus (mythology)

Summary

In Greek mythology, Mneseus (Ancient Greek: Μνησεύς) was one of the ten sons of Poseidon and Cleito in Plato's myth of Atlantis.[1] He was the elder brother of Autochton and his other siblings were Atlas and Eumelus, Ampheres and Evaemon, Elasippus and Mestor, and lastly, Azaes and Diaprepes.[2]

Mythology edit

Mneseus, along with his nine siblings, became the heads of ten royal houses, each ruling a tenth portion of the island, according to a partition made by Poseidon himself, but all subject to the supreme dynasty of Atlas who was the eldest of the ten.[3]

Notes edit

  1. ^ Plato, Critias 113d
  2. ^ Plato, Critias 114a-c
  3. ^ Plato, Critias 114d

References edit

  • Plato, Critias in Plato in Twelve Volumes, Vol. 9 translated by W.R.M. Lamb. Cambridge, Massachusetts, Harvard University Press; London, William Heinemann Ltd. 1925. Online version at the Perseus Digital Library. Greek text available at the same website.