Mantius is also a genus of jumping spiders.
In Greek mythology, Mantius (; ) was the son of Melampus and Iphianassa and the father of Cleitus, Polypheides and, in some versions, of Oicles.Homer, Odyssey 15.242-249Pausanias, 6.17.6
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