Greek mythology is the body of myths and legends belonging to the Ancient Greece concerning their List of Greek mythological figures#Immortals and Greek hero cult, Cosmology#Metaphysical cosmology, and the origins and significance of their own cult and ritual practices.... , Althaea (also commonly spelled Althea
Althea
Althea is an English language female personal name , originally a variation of the Greek name Althaea.*Origin: Greek*Meaning: healer, wholesome... , Greek: ???a?a, Althaía), was the daughter of Thestius
Thestius
In Greek mythology, Thestius was the son of either Ares and Demonice, or Agenor, son of Pleuron by Epicasta. He was the father of Iphicles with Leucippe .... , wife of Oeneus
Oeneus
In Greek mythology, Oeneus, or Oineus was a Calydonian king, son of Porthaon, husband of Althaea and father of Deianira, Meleager and Melanippe.... and mother of Meleager
Meleager
In Greek mythology, Meleager was the son of Althaea and Oeneus and, according to some accounts father of Parthenopeus and Polydora. His story has similarities with the Scandinavian Norna-Gests ??ttr.... , Melanippe
Melanippe
In Greek mythology, Melanippe referred to several different people.#Daughter of the Centaur Chiron. Also known as Hippe or Euippe. She bore a daughter to Aeolus, Melanippe or Arne .... (one of the Meleagrids
Meleagrids
In Greek mythology, the Meleagrids were the daughters of Althaea and Oeneus, sisters of Meleager. When their brother died, Artemis changed them into guineafowl.... ), and Deianeira. When Meleager was born, the Moirae
Moirae
The Moirae or Moerae , in Greek mythology, were the white-robed personifications of destiny . The Greek word moira literally means a part or portion, and by extension one's portion in life or destiny.... (the fates) predicted he would only live until a brand, burning in the family hearth, was consumed by fire. Althaea immediately hid the brand. Later, Meleager killed his mother's two brothers in an argument and she placed the brand back upon the fire, killing him.
In Greek mythology, Thestius was the son of either Ares and Demonice, or Agenor, son of Pleuron by Epicasta. He was the father of Iphicles with Leucippe .... .
