MESTOR IN GREEK MYTHOLOGY

Mestor was the son of Perseus spoken of in the tales of Greek mythology. 

​Mestor Son of Peleus

​Upon his return from his adventures, Perseus became King of Tiryns, having swapped the throne of Argos with Megapenthes. Perseus then also founded the city of Mycenae. 

Already a father of one son, Perses, with Andromeda, Perseus became father to a further Six sons, Alcaeus, Heleus, Cynurus, Electryon, Sthenelaus and Mestor, as well as two daughters, named Gorgophone and Autochthe. 

​Descendants of Mestor

​Mestor was thus a Prince of both Tiryns and Mycenae. Mestor would marry a woman called Lysidice, a daughter of King Pelops and Hippodameia; and Mestor would then become father to a daughter named Hippothoe. 

The descendants of Mestor would play an important role in the story of Mycenae, but not in the direct way most people might think of. 

Hippothoe was abducted by the god Poseidon, who took Hippothoe away to the island group known as the Echinades. There, Hippothoe, bore to the god, a son called Taphius, who would colonise a series of islands, and founded the city of Taphos. 

Taphius himself had a son, called Pterelaus, who was of course the grandson of Poseidon, and also the great-grandson of Mestor. 

The sons of Pterelaus would return to Mycenae to stake a claim to the kingdom, as descendants of Mestor, although the sons of Eurytion repulsed them from the land, although it did cost all of Eurytion’s sons their lives. 

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Colin Quartermain - Mestor - 4th September 2021