In Greek mythology, Mesthles () was one of the Trojan Leaders.
Family
Mesthles was the son of Talaemenes and a Gygaean nymph (Gygaea). He was the brother of Antiphus.
Mythology
Mesthles and his brother were the captains of the Maeonians who participated in the Trojan War. The Meiones were Lydian people whose city is today's Sardis.
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References
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- Homer, The Iliad with an English Translation by A.T. Murray, Ph.D. in two volumes. Cambridge, MA., Harvard University Press; London, William Heinemann, Ltd. 1924. . Online version at the Perseus Digital Library.
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- Tzetzes, John, Allegories of the Iliad translated by Goldwyn, Adam J. and Kokkini, Dimitra. Dumbarton Oaks Medieval Library, Harvard University Press, 2015.