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Meleager
In Greek mythology, Meleager (, ) was a hero venerated in his '' temenos'' at Calydon in Aetolia. He was already famed as the host of the Calydonian boar hunt in the epic tradition that was reworked by Homer. Meleager is also mentioned as one of the Argonauts. Biography Meleager was a Calydonian prince as the son of Althaea and the vintner King Oeneus or according to some, of the god Ares. He was the brother of Deianeira, Toxeus, Clymenus, Periphas, Agelaus (or Ageleus), Thyreus (or Phereus or Pheres), Gorge, Eurymede and Melanippe. Antoninus Liberalis2as cited in Nicander's ''Metamorphoses'' Meleager was the father of Parthenopeus by Atalanta but he married Cleopatra, daughter of Idas and Marpessa. They had a daughter, Polydora, who became the bride of Protesilaus, who left her bed on their wedding-night to join the expedition to Troy. Mythology Calydonian boar hunt When Meleager was born, the Moirai (the Fates) predicted he would only live u ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Atalanta
Atalanta (; ) is a heroine in Greek mythology. There are two versions of the huntress Atalanta: one from Arcadia (region), Arcadia, whose parents were Iasus and Clymene (mythology), Clymene and who is primarily known from the tales of the Calydonian boar hunt and the Argonauts; and the other from Boeotia, who is the daughter of King Schoeneus and is primarily noted for her skill in the footrace. In both versions, Atalanta was a local figure allied to the goddess Artemis; in such oral traditions, minor characters were often assigned different names, resulting in minor regional variations. Mythology Early life At birth, Atalanta was taken to Mount Parthenion to be Infant exposure, exposed because her father had desired a son. A she-bear—one of the symbols of Artemis—whose cubs had been recently killed by hunters came upon Atalanta and nursed her until those same hunters discovered her and raised her themselves in the mountains. Atalanta then grew up to be a swift-footed vi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Calydonian Boar
The Calydonian boar hunt is one of the great heroic adventures in Greek legend. It occurred in the generation prior to that of the Trojan War, and stands alongside the other great heroic adventure of that generation, the voyage of the Argonauts, which preceded it. The purpose of the hunt was to kill the Calydonian boar (also called the Aetolian boar), which had been sent by Artemis to ravage the region of Calydon in Aetolia, because its king Oeneus had failed to honour her in his rites to the gods. The hunters, led by the hero Meleager, included many of the foremost heroes of Greece. In most accounts it is also concluded that a great heroine, Atalanta, won its hide by first wounding it with an arrow. This outraged many of the men, leading to a tragic dispute. Importance in Greek mythology and art Since the Calydonian boar hunt drew together numerous heroes—among whom were many who were venerated as progenitors of their local ruling houses among tribal groups of Hellenes i ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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] |
Althaea (Greek Mythology)
In Greek mythology, Althaea (; Ancient Greek: Ἀλθαία ''Althaía'' "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. Family Althaea was the daughter of King Thestius of Aetolia, son of Ares.Apollodorus, ''Library''1.8/ref>Antoninus Liberalis, ''Metamorphoses''2/ref> She was therefore a Pleuronian princess. Her mother may have been LeucippeHyginus, ''Fabulae''14.3/ref> or Eurythemis, daughter of Cleoboea.Apollodorus, ''Library''1.7/ref> She had two sisters: Leda and Hypermnestra, and four brothers: Iphiclus, Plexippus, Eurypylus, and Evippus. Toxeus has also been named as Althaea's brother. Through her sister Leda, Althaea was the aunt of Helen of Troy, Clytemnestra, and Castor and Pollux. Althaea married Oeneus, king of Calyd ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Oineus
In Greek mythology, Oeneus (; ) was a Calydonian king. He introduced wine-making to Aetolia, which he learned from Dionysus and the first who received a vine-plant from the same god.Apollodorus1.8.1/ref> Family Oeneus was the son of King Porthaon and Euryte, and thus, brother of Agrius, Alcathous, Melas, Leucopeus, and Sterope. He married Althaea and became the father of Deianeira, Meleager, Toxeus, Clymenus, Periphas, Agelaus (or Ageleus), Thyreus (or Phereus or Pheres), Gorge, Eurymede, Melanippe and Perimede (although Meleager's and Deianeira's fathers could also have been Ares and DionysusHyginus, ''Fabulae'129/ref> respectively). s''ee Meleagrids''. Oeneus was also the father of Tydeus and possibly Melanippus or Olenias by Periboea, daughter of Hipponous, though Tydeus was exiled from Aetolia and appears in myths concerning Argos. According to Pausanias, Mothone was a daughter of Oeneus by a concubine. In some accounts, Polyxo was called the sister of Meleag ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Oeneus
In Greek mythology, Oeneus (; ) was a Calydonian king. He introduced wine-making to Aetolia, which he learned from Dionysus and the first who received a vine-plant from the same god.Bibliotheca (Pseudo-Apollodorus), Apollodorus1.8.1/ref> Family Oeneus was the son of King Porthaon and Euryte, and thus, brother of Agrius (son of Porthaon), Agrius, Alcathous, Melas (mythology), Melas, Leucopeus, and Sterope. He married Althaea (mythology), Althaea and became the father of Deianira, Deianeira, Meleager, Toxeus, Clymenus, Periphas, Agelaus (or Ageleus), Thyreus (mythology), Thyreus (or Phereus or Pheres), Gorge (mythology), Gorge, Eurymede, Melanippe and Perimede (mythology), Perimede (although Meleager's and Deianeira's fathers could also have been Ares and DionysusGaius Julius Hyginus, Hyginus, ''Fabulae'129/ref> respectively). s''ee Meleagrids''. Oeneus was also the father of Tydeus and possibly Melanippus or Olenias by Periboea, daughter of Hipponous, though Tydeus was exiled fro ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Cleopatra Alcyone
Cleopatrē Alcyone () was the daughter of Idas and Marpessa and the wife of Meleager, a Calydonian prince and participant in the Calydonian boar hunt.Antoninus Liberalis2as cited in Nicander's ''Metamorphoses'' Together they had a daughter, Polydora. According to Greek traveler and geographer Pausanias, Polydora was the wife of Protesilas, the first soldier to leap ashore in Troy, and therefore the first to die in the Trojan War. Mythology Alcyone has differing levels of responsibility and importance depending on the version of the story. When the famed Calydonian boar was finally slain, Meleager had the rights to its skin as he had delivered the final blow. However, he instead gifted it to Atalanta. This angered Meleager's uncles, Plexippus and Agenor, as they found it insulting that a woman should receive the prize instead of a man. They took the skin from Atalanta, and Meleager slew them in a rage. According to some accounts, his mother Althaea, angered by the deaths of ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Deianira
Deianira, Deïanira, or Deianeira ( ; , or , ), also known as Dejanira, is a Calydonian princess in Greek mythology whose name translates as "man-destroyer" or "destroyer of her husband". She was the wife of Heracles and, in late Classical accounts, his unwitting murderer, killing him with the poisoned Shirt of Nessus. She is the main character in Sophocles' play '' Women of Trachis''. Family Deianira was the daughter of Althaea and her husband Oeneus (whose name means "wine-man"), the king of Calydon (after the wine-god gave the king the vine to cultivate), and the sister of Meleager. Her other siblings were Toxeus, Clymenus, Periphas, Agelaus (or Ageleus), Thyreus (or Phereus or Pheres), Gorge, Eurymede and Melanippe. In some accounts, Deianira was the daughter of King Dexamenus of Olenus and thus, sister to Eurypylus, Theronice and Theraephone. Others called this daughter of Dexamenus as Mnesimache or Hippolyte. Deianira was the mother of Onites, Hy ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Argonauts
The Argonauts ( ; ) were a band of heroes in Greek mythology, who in the years before the Trojan War (around 1300 BC) accompanied Jason to Colchis in his quest to find the Golden Fleece. Their name comes from their ship, ''Argo'', named after its builder, Argus (Argonaut), Argus. They were sometimes called Minyans, after a prehistoric tribe in the area. Mythology The Golden Fleece After the death of King Cretheus, the Aeolian Pelias usurped the throne from his half-brother Aeson and became king of Iolcus in ancient Thessaly, Thessaly (near the modern city of Volos). Because of this unlawful act, an oracle warned him that a descendant of Aeolus would seek revenge. Pelias put to death every prominent descendant of Aeolus he could, but spared Aeson because of the pleas of their mother Tyro. Instead, Pelias kept Aeson prisoner and forced him to renounce his inheritance. Aeson married Alcimede, who bore him a son named Jason. Pelias intended to kill the baby at once, but Alcimede ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Thyreus (mythology)
In Greek mythology, Thyreus (Ancient Greek: Θυρέα means "porter") was a Calydonian prince as the son of King Oeneus and Althaea, daughter of King Thestius of Pleuron. He was the brother of Deianeira, Meleager, Toxeus, Clymenus, Periphas, Agelaus and Gorge.Apollodorus1.8.1/ref> In some accounts, he was called as the "horse-taming" Pheres or as Phereus.Antoninus Liberalis2as cited in Nicander's ''Metamorphoses'' When the war between the Curetes and the Calydonians broke out, Thyreus along with his brothers, including Meleager, all fell during the battle.Antoninus Liberalis2as cited in Nicander's ''Metamorphoses''; Hyginus, ''Fabulae'175/ref> Notes References * Antoninus Liberalis, ''The Metamorphoses of Antoninus Liberalis'' translated by Francis Celoria (Routledge 1992)Online version at the Topos Text Project.* Apollodorus, ''The Library'' with an English Translation by Sir James George Frazer, F.B.A., F.R.S. in 2 Volumes, Cambridge, MA, Harvard University Press; Lon ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Clymenus
In Greek mythology, Clymenus (; means "notorious" or "renowned") may refer to multiple individuals: *Clymenus, a son of Phoroneus by either Cerdo or Teledice or Cinna. He and his sister Chthonia founded a sanctuary of Demeter. *Clymenus was the son of Helios and king of Boeotia. In a variant genealogy, he is the father of the children of the Oceanid Merope (usually said to be the offspring of Helios and Clymene). These include Phaëton and the Heliades: Merope, Helie, Aegle, Lampetia, Phoebe, Aetherie, and Dioxippe. Sometimes Phaethousa is included in this number. The names "Clymenus" and "Merope" in Hyginus' version, which is not followed otherwise, may have resulted from incidental gender swap of the names of the Oceanid Clymene and her mortal husband Merops. *Clymenus, who killed Hodites during the fight between Phineus and Perseus. *Clymenus, son of Cardys and a descendant of Heracles of Ida. He became king of Olympia but was deposed by Endymion. He was credit ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Toxeus
In Greek mythology, the name Toxeus or Toxius () refers to the following individuals: *Toxius, son of Caelus (Uranus) who was the inventor of building with clay, it having been suggested to him from swallows' nests. *Toxeus, a Pleuronian prince as the son of King Thestius and thus, brother of Althaea. He participated in the hunt for the Calydonian Boar but was angry that the prize of the boar's hide had been given to a woman (Atalanta) by his nephew Meleager, who then killed him in the ensuing argument. *Toxeus, a Calydonian prince as the son of King Oeneus and Althaea (which makes him a nephew of the above Toxeus). He was the brother of Meleager, Clymenus, Periphas, Agelaus (or Ageleus), Thyreus (or Phereus or Pheres), Deianeira, Gorge, Eurymede and Melanippe.Apollodorus1.8.1 Antoninus Liberalis2as cited in Nicander's ''Metamorphoses'' Toxeus was killed by his father for leaping over the trench which had been dug around Calydon. (This is paralleled by Remus overleaping that ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
