Althaea (mythology)
| Althaea | |
|---|---|
Queen of Calydon | |
Althaea casts the brand of Meleager into the fire, illustration by Johann Wilhelm Baur | |
| Abode | Aetolia, Calydon |
| Genealogy | |
| Parents |
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| Siblings | Leda, Plexippus, Toxeus, Hypermnestra, Evippus, Iphiclus, and Eurypylus |
| Spouse | Oeneus |
| Children | Meleager, Deianira, Toxeus, Melanippe, Eurymede, Thyreus, Pheres, Clymenus, Agelaus, Periphas, and Gorge |
In Greek mythology, Althaea (/ælˈθiːə/; 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.