Mnestheus (Ancient Greek:Μνησθεύς) is a character fromRoman mythology, found inVirgil'sAeneid. He is described by Virgil as the ancestral hero of theMemmii and "Of the house ofAssaracus". One of a handful of vaguely defined lieutenants underAeneas, he appears to be Aeneas's most senior captain, taking charge in Book 9 in his absence. He takes second place in the boat race during the funeral games ofAnchises in Book 5.

• 9023 Mnesthus, Jovian asteroid named after Mnestheus
• Mnestheus (skipper), a genus of butterflies

• Virgil IV, 288; IX, 171, 781.
• A Dictionary of Greek and Roman Antiquities edited byWilliam Smith (1870).

• Virgil.The Aeneid (in English) atProject Gutenberg

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