Orneus

A son of Erichthonius, father of Peteus, and grandfather of Menestheus; from him the town of Orneae was believed to have derived its name.

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References

Sources

  • Homer. Iliad ii, 571.
  • Pausanias. Description of Greece ii, 25.5; x, 35.5.
  • Smith, William. (1870). Dictionary of Greek and Roman Biography and Mythology. London: Taylor, Walton, and Maberly.

This article incorporates text from Dictionary of Greek and Roman Biography and Mythology (1870) by William Smith, which is in the public domain.