Althaea (other)
Althaea is the Latin rendering of Greek ''Althaia'', which may be related to Greek ''althos'' "healing". It may refer to: *Althaea (mythology), the daughter of Thestius and mother of Meleager * ''Althaea'' (plant), a genus of up to a dozen species of perennial herbs, native to Europe and western Asia, that includes the marshmallow plant *119 Althaea 119 Althaea is a main-belt asteroid that was discovered by Canadian-American astronomer J. C. Watson on April 3, 1872, and named after Althaea, the mother of Meleager in Greek mythology. Two occultations by Althaea were observed in 2002, only ..., an asteroid See also * Altea (other) * Althea (other) {{Disambig ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Althaea (mythology)
In Greek mythology, Althaea (; Ancient Greek: Ἀλθαία ''Althaía'' "healer" from ἀλθαίνω ''althaino'', "to cure", also "a kind of Malvaceae, mallow"), also rendered Althea or Althaia, was queen of Calydon through her marriage to King Oeneus. Althaea appears in Myth, myths surrounding the fabled Calydonian boar hunt, and is infamous for murdering her son Meleager. Family Althaea was the daughter of King Thestius of Aetolia, son of Ares.Apollodorus of Athens, Apollodorus, ''Bibliotheca (Apollodorus), Library''1.8/ref>Antoninus Liberalis, ''Metamorphoses''2/ref> She was therefore a Pleuron (Aetolia), Pleuronian princess. Her mother may have been LeucippeHyginus (Fabulae), Hyginus, ''Fabulae''14.3/ref> or Eurythemis, daughter of Cleoboea.Apollodorus of Athens, Apollodorus, ''Bibliotheca (Apollodorus), Library''1.7/ref> She had two sisters: Leda (mythology), Leda and Hypermnestra (daughter of Thestius), Hypermnestra, and four brothers: Iphiclus (mythology), Iphiclus, Ple ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Althaea (plant)
''Althaea'' is a genus of herbaceous perennial plants native to Europe, North Africa and western Asia. It includes ''Althaea officinalis'', also known as the marshmallow plant, whence the Marshmallow, fluffy confection got its name. They are found on the banks of Riparian zone, rivers and in salt marshes, preferring moist, sandy soils. The stems grow to 1–2 m tall, and flower in mid summer. The Leaf, leaves are palmately lobed with 3–7 lobes. ''Althaea'' species are used as food plants by the larvae of some Lepidoptera species including ''Bucculatrix quadrigemina''. Species The genus formerly included a number of additional species now treated in the genus ''Hollyhock, Alcea'' (hollyhocks). , ''Plants of the World Online'' accepts the following species: *''Althaea armeniaca'' Michele Tenore, Ten. *''Althaea bertramii'' George Edward Post, Post & Gustave Beauverd, Beauverd *''Althaea cannabina'' Carl Linnaeus, L. *''Althaea damascena'' Paul Mouterde, Mouterde *''Althaea ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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119 Althaea
119 Althaea is a main-belt asteroid that was discovered by Canadian-American astronomer J. C. Watson on April 3, 1872, and named after Althaea, the mother of Meleager in Greek mythology. Two occultations by Althaea were observed in 2002, only a month apart. Based upon its spectrum, this is classified as an S-type asteroid. Photometric observations made in 1988 at the Félix Aguilar Observatory produced a light curve with a period of 11.484 ± 0.010 hours with a brightness variation of 0.365 ± 0.010 in magnitude Magnitude may refer to: Mathematics *Euclidean vector, a quantity defined by both its magnitude and its direction *Magnitude (mathematics), the relative size of an object *Norm (mathematics), a term for the size or length of a vector *Order of .... References External links * * 000119 Discoveries by James Craig Watson Named minor planets 000119 000119 18720403 {{S-beltasteroid-stub ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Altea (other)
Altea is a town in the Alicante province of eastern Spain. Altea may also refer to: People * Altea (given name) * Altea (surname) Organizations * Balonmano Altea, a handball team based in Altea, Alicante, Spain * Unión Deportiva Altea, a Spanish football team based in Altea, in the Valencian Community Other uses * SEAT Altea, a compact MPV from Spanish automaker SEAT, named after the town * ALTEA, a program to measure the exposure of crewmembers to cosmic radiation aboard the International Space Station * Altea (a.k.a. Aritia), a kingdom on the fictional continent of Akaneia in the ''Fire Emblem'' game series * Altea, a fictional planet from the Japanese anime Beast King GoLion is a Japanese super mecha anime television series. The animation from ''GoLion'' was edited and trimmed to create the version of the American series '' Voltron: Defender of the Universe'', with new names and dialogue. In 2008, ''GoLion'' was ..., and later the Netflix produced reboot se ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |