Mnestheus (Ancient Greek: Μνησθεός) is a character from Roman mythology, found in Virgil's Aeneid.
He is described by Virgil as the ancestral hero of the Memmii and "Of the house of Assaracus".
One of a handful of vaguely defined lieutenants under Aeneas, he appears to be Aeneas's most senior captain, taking charge in Book 9 in his absence.
He takes second place in the boat race during the funeral games of Anchises in Book 5.
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