In Greek mythology, Acteis (Ancient Greek: Άκτηἶδοζ Akteϊs) was the mother by Alector of Clonius. The latter was one of the Boeotian leaders in the Trojan War. Otherwise, the parents of Clonius was/were (1) Alegenor; or (2) Lacritus and Cleobule.
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👉 Acteis in the context of Clonius
In Greek mythology, the name Clonius (/ˈkloʊniəs/; Ancient Greek: Κλονίος, Kloníos) may refer to:
- Clonius, one of the Achaean leaders in the Trojan War, son of either Alegenor, or of Alector and Acteis, or of Lacritus and Cleobule, and in the latter case brother of Leitus; he came from Boeotia and commanded nine ships. He was killed by Agenor.
- Clonius, an illegitimate son of Priam.
- Clonius, a companion of Aeneas, who was killed by Turnus.
- Clonius, another companion of Aeneas, who was killed by Messapus.
- Clonius, a defender of Thebes in the war of the Seven against Thebes, killed by Tydeus.
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Acteis in the context of Alector
Alector (/əˈlɛktər/; Ancient Greek: Ἀλέκτωρ) refers to more than one person in classical mythology and history:
- Alector, son of Magnes and Meliboea, eponyms of Magnesia and the town of Meliboea respectively.
- Alector, the Boeotian father of Leitus. Homer calls him "Alectryon", and Diodorus "Electryon", naming him among the sons of Itonus. According to Tzetzes, Alector was also the father of Clonius, Arcesilaus and Prothoenor (his nephews according to Diodorus) by different mothers: he is said to have fathered Leitus with Polybule, Arcesilaus with Cleobule, Prothoenor with Arteis, and Clonius with Acteis.
- Alector, an Elean prince as the son of King Epeius, and brother of Hyrmine. Later on, he succeeded his father on the throne of Elis but in fear of the overlordship of King Pelops of Pisa, he summoned Phorbas from Olenus to his aid and gave his new ally a share of the kingdom. By Phorbas’ daughter, Diogeneia, Alector became father of Amarynceus.
- Alector, the Argive son of Anaxagoras and father of King Iphis of Argos.
- Alector of Sparta, son of Argeus (son of Pelops) and Hegesandra, daughter of King Amyclas. He has two brothers, Melanion and Boethoos. Alector was the father of Iphiloche (or Echemela), who married Megapenthes, son of Menelaus.
Acteis in the context of Lacritus (mythology)
In Greek mythology, Lacritus (Ancient Greek: Λάκριτος) was the Boeotian father of the Argonaut Leitus and Clonius by Cleobule. Otherwise, Leitus was called the son of Alector and Polybule or simply he was an earth-born, thus a son of Gaea. Meanwhile, in some accounts, Clonius' parents was/were (1) Alegenor, or of (2) Alector and Acteis instead.