1) Mythological king of Thrace 
In Greek mythology, Mentes (Μέντης) is the name of two different Trojan War leaders, the King of the Cicones (according to the Iliad) and the King of the Taphians and the son of Antiloches (according to the Odyssey). In Book XVII of The Iliad, Apollo disguises himself as Mentes to encourage Hector to fight Menelaus, (`Hector,now you`re goi.....