Magnes (mythology)
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In Greek mythology, Magnes (/ˈmæɡˌniːz/; Ancient Greek: Μάγνης, romanized: Mágnes, lit. 'the magnet') was a name attributed to several men.
- Magnes, eponym and first king of Magnesia. He was the son of Zeus and Thyia[1] or of Aeolus and Enarete.[citation needed]
- Magnes, a son of Argos and Perimele, and father of Hymenaeus; from him also a portion of Thessaly derived its name Magnesia.[2]
- Magnes, one of the Suitors of Penelope who came from Zacynthus along with other 43 wooers.[3] He, with the other suitors, was killed by Odysseus with the assistance of Eumaeus, Philoetius, and Telemachus.[4]
