Philomela (mother of Patroclus)

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In Greek mythology, Philomela (Ancient Greek: Φιλομήλα) is identified by Gaius Julius Hyginus as the wife of Menoetius and mother of Patroclus. The former was one of the Argonauts and the latter a participant of the Trojan War. However, the Bibliotheca listed three other wives of Menoetius and possible mothers of Patroclus:

  1. Periopis, daughter of Pheres, founder of Pherae
  2. Polymele, daughter of Peleus, King of Phthia and an older half-sister to Achilles and
  3. Sthenele, daughter of Acastus and Astydamia.
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