Orneus

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In Greek mythology, Orneus was the son of King Erechtheus and Praxithea and the father of Peteus.[1] Through Peteus Orneus is the grandfather of Menestheus. Orneus could have been Erechtheus's oldest son, and it is uncertain why he did not inherit the throne. Of course he could have died before his father. The town of Orneae is believed to be named after him.

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  1. ^ William Smith (1870). Dictionary of Greek and Roman Biography and Mythology, 57. 
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