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Althaea (mythology)
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In Greek mythology, Althaea, also rendered Althea or Althaia, was queen of Calydon through her marriage to King Oeneus. Althaea appears in myths surrounding the fabled Calydonian boar hunt, and is inf
Althaea kills Meleager, side relief on a Roman marble sarcophagus, 2nd century.
Althaea kills Meleager, side relief on a Roman marble sarcophagus, 2nd century.
Althaea casts the brand of Meleager into the fire, illustration by Johann Wilhelm Baur.
Althaea casts the brand of Meleager into the fire, illustration by Johann Wilhelm Baur.
Oeneus
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In Greek mythology, Oeneus was a Calydonian king. He was the first who received a vine-plant from Dionysos.
Althaea (mythology)
…healer' from ἀλθαίνω althaino, "to cure", also "a kind of mallow"), also rendered Althea or Althaia, was queen of Calydon through her marriage to King Oeneus. Althaea appears in myths surrounding the fabled Calydonian boar hunt, and is infamous for murdering her son Meleager. Althaea was the daughter of King…
Oeneus with coat and sceptre, Attic white-ground lekythos, c. 500 BC, Staatliche Antikensammlungen (Inv. 1905)
Oeneus with coat and sceptre, Attic white-ground lekythos, c. 500 BC, Staatliche Antikensammlungen (Inv. 1905)