A Dictionary of Greek and Roman biography and mythology. By various writers. Ed. by William Smith. Illustrated by numerous engravings on wood.

044 MENSOR. MENTOR.
present article with the Menon introduced in the only from coins and some inscriptions quoted by
dialogue of Plato, which bears his name. (Xen. Ursinus. The interpretation of the figures on the
Anab. i. 1. 10, 2. ~. 6, 20-25, 4. ~~ 13-17, reverse of these coins, of which a, specimen~ is
5. ~~ 11-17, 7. ~ 1, 8. ~ 4, ii. 1. ~ 5, 2. ~ 1, given below, is very uncertain. It has been con5. ~~ 28, 31, 38, 6. ~~ 21-29; Diod. xiv. 19, 27; jectured that they have reference to the lex Julia, by
Ctes. Pers. ap. Piot.. Bibl. p. 132; Plut. Artax. which the civitas was given to the allies, and that
18; Diog. Laert. ii. 50; Suid. s. v. M'vv; Athen. the latter are symbolically represented stepping
xi. pp. 505, a, b, 506, b; Thirlwall's Greece, vol. into the chariot of the Roman people. This hypojv. pp. 324, 325; Gedik. ad Plat. AMen. p. 70.) thesis is supposed to be favoured by the head on
4. A citizen of Pharsalus in Thessaly, and. a the obverse, which is believed to be that o'
man: of great influence and reputation, took a pro- Libertas, as the pileus is behind it. (Eckhel,
iminent part in the Lamian war, and commanded vol. v. p. 212.)
the Thessalian cavalry in the battle with the
Macedonians, in which LEONNATUS. was slain.
Plutarch tells us that his services were highly
valued by the confederates, and that he held a
place in their estimation second only to Leosthenes,
At the battle of Cranon. (B. c. 322), he and Antiphilus, the Athenian, were defeated by Antipater
and Craterus, though the Thessalian horse under
his command maintained in the action its superiority COIN OF L. FARSULEIUS MENSOR.
over that of the enemy; and they felt themselves MENTES (MIv'Trs). 1. The leader of the
compelled to open a negotiation with the conquerors, Cicones in the Trojan war, uWhose appearance
which led to the dissolution of the Greek con- Apollo assumed when he went to encourage Hector.
federacy. But when Antipater was obliged to (Homn. II. xvii. 73.)
cross over to Asia against Perdiccas, the Aetolians 2. A son of Anchialus, king of the Taphians
renewed the war, and were zealously seconded in north of Ithaca. He was connected by ties of
Thessaly by Menon, through whose influence it hospitality with the house of Odysseus. When
probably was that most of the Thessalian towns Athena visited Telemachus, she assumed the per.
were induced to take part in the insurrection. sonal appearance of Mentes. (Hom. Od. i. 105,
Soon after, however, he was defeated by Poly- 181, &c.; Strab. x. p. 456.) [L. S.]
sperchon in a pitched battle, in which he himself MENTO, C. JU'LI US. 1. Was consul in. c.
was slain, B. C. 321. His daughter Phthia he gave 431. He was superseded in the command of the
in marriage to Aeacides, king of Epeirus, by whom Volscian war, which, from dissension with his colshe became the mother of Pyrrhus. (Diod. xviii. league, he conducted unsuccessfully, by the dictator
15, 17, 38; Plut. Pyrrh. 1, Phoc. 24, 25; Droy- A. Postumius Tubertus. Mento was left in charge
sen, Gesch. der Nachf. Alex. pp. 71, 87, 127, of the city, where he dedicated a temple to Apollo.
155.) [E. E.] (Liv. iv. 26, 27, 29.)
MENON, artist. [See above, No. 2.] 2. A rhetorician, cited by Seneca. (Conlr. 2, 5,
MENOPHANTUS (M1vdpavros), the sculptor 7,8,14,20,24,25,26,27,28,29,32.). [W. B. D.]:of a beautiful statue of Aphrodite, which was MENTOR (Me-rwp). 1. A son of Eurysfound on the Caelian mount at Rome, and after- theus, fell, like his father and brothers, in a battle,.ards came into the possession of prince Chigi. against the Heracleids and Athenians. (Diod. iv.
It was first described by Winckelmann (Gesch. d. 57; Apollod. ii. 8. ~ 1.)
Kunst, b. v. c. 2. ~ 3, note), and it is figured in 2. A son of Heracles by Asopis. (Apollod. ii.
the MAuseo Capitolino (vol. iv. p. 392), and in 7. ~ 8.)
3Mi'ller's Denkmailer d. alten Kuest (vol. ii. pl. xxv. 3. A son of Alcimus and a friend of Odysseus,
No. 275). The attitude is nearly the same as who, on quitting Ithaca, entrusted to him the care
that of the Venus de Medici, but the left-hand of his house. (Hom. Od. ii. 226, &c., xxii. 235.)
holds a fold of a piece of drapery, which falls down Athena assumed his appearance when she conupon what is apparently a box, on the end of ducted Telemachus to Pylos. (Od. ii. 269, 402,
which-is the inscription AIIO THC EN TP60)AAI iii. 13, &c., iv. 654.) On Odysseus' return,
A,,POAITHC MHNO4iANTOC EIIOIEI. The Mentor assisted him in the contest with the suitors,
execution is extremely'good, and the eyes, fore- and brought about a reconciliation between hint
head, and hair are particularly admired. We know and the people (xxii. 206, xxiv. 445, &c.).
-nothing further of the original statue, from which 4. The father of Imbrius, and son of Imbrus, at
the copy of Menopha-tus was made, nor of Meno- Pedaeus, was an ally of the Trojans. (Hom. II.
phantus himself. [P. S.] xiii. 171.) [L. S.]
MENS, i.e. mind, a personification of mind, MENTOR (Mepowp), a Greek of Rhodes, the
worshipped by the Romans. She had a sanctuary brother of Memnon [MEMNON). With his brother
on the Capitol, which had been built, according to Memnon he rendered active assistance to Artasome,- about the time of the battle of lake Trasi- bazus. When the latter found himself compelled
menus, B. C. 217, and according to others a century to take refuge at the court of Philip, Mentor
later. The object of her worship was, that the entered the service of Nectanabis, king of Egypt.
citizens might always be guided by a right and He was appointed to the command of his Greek
just spir't (Ov. Fast. vi. 241; Liv. xxii. 9, 10, forces, and afterwards led a force of 4000 Greeks
xxiii. 31; Cic. De Nat. Deor. ii. 22, De Leg. ii. to the assistance of Tennes, king of Sidon, in his
11; Plut. De Fort. Rom. 5; August. D)e Civ. revolt against Dareius Ochus. Tennes treacheDei, iv. 21; Lactant. i. 20).' A festival in honour rously betrayed the Sidonians [TENNES], and at
of Mens was celebrated on the 8th of June. [L. S.] his command Mentor, who had been left in charge
MIENSOR, L. FARSULEIUS, a name known of the city, directed his troops to open the gates to