Catreus
Sign in to saveIn Greek mythology, Catreus, also spelled Katreus (; , or , ), was the eldest son of Minos and Pasiphaë, and Minos's successor as king of Crete. Catreus had one son, Althaemenes, and three daughters, Apemosyne, Aerope and Clymene. Catreus was mistakenly killed by his son Althaemenes thereby fulfilling an oracle's prophecy.
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- Deity.type
- Greek
- Deity.name
- Catreus
- Deity.deity_of
- King of Crete
- Deity.member_of
- the Cretan Royal Family
- Deity.abode
- Crete
- Deity.parents
- Minos and Pasiphae or Crete
- Deity.siblings
- Acacallis, Ariadne, Androgeus, Xenodice, Phaedra, Glaucus and Deucalion
- Deity.offspring
- Althaemenes, Apemosyne, Aerope and Clymene
- Deity.predecessor
- Deucalion
- Deity.successor
- Idomeneus
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In Greek mythology, Catreus, also spelled Katreus (; , or , ), was the eldest son of Minos and Pasiphaë, and Minos's successor as king of Crete. Catreus had one son, Althaemenes, and three daughters, Apemosyne, Aerope and Clymene. Catreus was mistakenly killed by his son Althaemenes thereby fulfilling an oracle's prophecy.
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