PHILOMELA (MOTHER OF PATROCLUS)

Philomela 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 one should note that Apollodorus of Athens listed three other wives of Menoetius and possible mothers of Patroclus:

★ Periopis, daughter of Pheres, founder of Pherae.

★ Polymele, daughter of Peleus, King of Phthia and an older half-sister to Achilles.

★ Sthenele, daughter of Acastus and Astydameia.