Oeneus
Sign in to saveIn 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.
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- Deity.type
- Greek
- Deity.name
- Oeneus
- Deity.image
- Oineus Staatliche Antikensammlungen 1905.jpg
- Deity.caption
- Oeneus with coat and sceptre, Attic white-ground lekythos, c. 500 BC, Staatliche Antikensammlungen (Inv. 1905)
- Deity.member_of
- the Royal House of Calydon
- Deity.abode
- Calydon in Aetolia
- Deity.consort
- Althaea
- Deity.parents
- Porthaon and Euryte
- Deity.siblings
- Agrius, Alcathous, Melas, Leucopeus and Sterope, Laocoon
- Deity.offspring
- Meleager, Toxeus, Clymenus, Periphas, Agelaus, Thyreus, Gorge, Eurymede, Mothone, Perimede, Melanippe, Deianira, Tydeus
- Deity.predecessor
- Porthaon, his father
- Deity.successor
- Agrius, his brother
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- Oineus Staatliche Antikensammlungen 1905.jpg
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- Family
- Mythology
- Divine visit
- Calydonian boar hunt
- Aftermath
- Family tree
- Notes
- References
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.
== 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 Dionysus respectively). see Meleagrids.