Epaenetus is a name that comes from Ancient Greek, meaning 'praised', and may refer to:
Epaenetus of Argos, winner of the boys' stadion race in the 80 BC Olympics Epenetus of Carthage (died 64 AD), a saint in the Greek Orthodox and Roman Catholic Churches Epaenetus (gourmet), an author of cookbooks and gastronomy. Epaenetus (633–632 BC), an Archon of Athens Epaenetus (2nd century BC), ambassador, with Apollodorus of Boeotia, from the Boeotians to the Messenians
See also Papilio epenetus, a species of swallowtail butterfly