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Definition of Menoetius
1. Proper noun. A Titan, son of Iapetus and Clymene, he had three brothers- Atlas, Prometheus and Epimetheus. He joined Cronus and the Titans in their unsuccessful war against the Olympian gods. Zeus killed him with a thunderbolt and sent him down to Tartarus. ¹
2. Proper noun. One of Hades' shepherds on Erythea. He told Geryon when Heracles stole Geryon's herd. ¹
3. Proper noun. Father of Patroclus and son of Actor. (Iliad, XI, 765) ¹
4. Proper noun. (archaic spelling of Menoetius) ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com