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Crateuas (Greek: Κρατεύας) also called Craterus (Κρατερός) was King of Macedon for four days in 399 BC. He was lover of Archelaus I of Macedon whom he killed to become a king himself. According to another version Crateuas killed the king because Archelaus had promised to give him one of his daughters in marriage but later gave her to someone else. A third version asserts that Archelaus was unintentionally struck by Crateuas during a hunt.