Mynes

Two distinct usages of the name appear in the sources. In the epic/Trojan-cycle tradition Mynes is presented as a king of Lyrnessus (son of Evenus in some accounts) who ruled the city until its sack by Achaean forces; during that sack Achilles kills Mynes and Briseis (or her husband) becomes a captive prize of Achilles. In a separate genealogical context Mynes occurs in Lacedamonian/Athenian myth as a father or ancestor: he is named in connection with Pedias (wife of King Cranaus of Athens) and thus features in accounts that explain early legendary familial ties and toponymy (e.g., the daughter Atthis/Attica).

No detailed physical description is preserved in the cited sources. Surviving references identify Mynes by social roles — king of Lyrnessus, husband, or ancestor/father — and one retelling paraphrases him as elderly and proud at his meeting with Achilles. Beyond those narrative role markers, the sources supply no consistent anthropomorphic or costume details.

Mynes possesses no supernatural powers in the attested material. His recorded actions are those of a mortal ruler and family member: in the Trojan-cycle accounts he resists the Achaeans and is killed by Achilles during the capture of Lyrnessus; in genealogical lists he functions as a named progenitor linking families and place-names. There is no evidence in the provided sources of magical, divine, or otherwise supernatural capacities.