< Menoetius, son of Actor >

1 Origin

Menoetius was born in Phthia, Thessaly, in 1280 BC.

2 Family

Menoetius' father was Actor.

Menoetius married Acastus' daughter Sthenele.

Menoetius and Sthenele had a son Abderus.

Abderus was a minion of Heracles.

Menoetius and Sthenele had a daughter Myrto.

Menoetius married Peleus' daughter Philomela (or Polymele), and had a son Patroclus.

3 Others

In 1262 BC, Opus, son of Locrus, founded Opus in Epicnemidian Locris.

At that time, Menoetius participated in the construction of Opus from Phthia.

Menoetius gained Opus's trust and was entrusted with the town.

Cynus, the son of Opus, founded Cynus near Opus.