Arcadian prince in Greek mythology
In Greek mythology , Mantineus (Ancient Greek : Μαντινέα or Μαντινεὺς) was an Arcadian prince as one of the 50 sons of the impious King Lycaon [ 1] either by the naiad Cyllene ,[ 2] Nonacris [ 3] or by unknown woman. He founded the Arcadian city of Mantineia .[ 4]
Mythology
Mantineus and his siblings were the most nefarious and carefree of all people. To test them, Zeus visited them in the form of a peasant. These brothers mixed the entrails of a child into the god's meal, whereupon the enraged king of the gods threw the meal over the table. Mantineus was killed, along with his brothers and their father, by a lightning bolt of the god.[ 5] His daughter was Ocalea
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