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Magnes (mythology)
In
Greek mythology
,
Magnes
was a name attributed to two
men
.
Magnes,
eponym
and first
king of
Magnesia
. He was the son of
Zeus
and
Thyia
or of
Aeolus
and
Enarete
.
Magnes, a son of
Argos
and
Perimele
, and
father of
Hymenaeus
; from him also a
portion
of
Thessaly
derived
its name Magnesia.
Magnes from
Zakynthos
, one of the
suitors
of
Penelope
. He was
killed
, along with
the others
, by
Odysseus
.
