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Althaea
Ἀλθαία , Althaiā grc
Mythical daughter of Thestius
A life on the record,
dated by its sources.
Roles, not beliefs
Overview
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Family
The family of Althaea
Parents, consorts and children as the accounts give them. Choose a consort to see the children the stories give the two.
Accounts differ about a god’s family. Where they name different parents, the tree sets them side by side instead of choosing one.
The family as a list · 19
Kinship in an account 2
What this means
Parentage as a named source tells it. Not an independently established biological relationship, and different accounts disagree.
Does not imply marriage as a legal institution · exclusivity, or a single canonical pairing
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Family 17
What this means
A documented human family relationship. Not a succession mechanism, and not religious transmission.
Does not imply a right to an office · transmission of a teaching · a marriage · a shared religious affiliation
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- child of (mother) Deidamia mythical daughter of Perieres
- child of (mother) Eurythemis
- child of (child) Thestius son of Agenor in Greek mythology
- parent of (child) Agelaus son of Oeneus in Greek mythology
- parent of (child) Clymenus mythical son of Oeneus
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parent of (mother) Deianira wife of Heracles in Greek mythology - parent of (child) Eurymede daughter of Oeneus in Greek mythology
- parent of (mother) Gorge figure in Greek mythology (daughter of Oeneus and Althaea)
- parent of (child) Melanippe mythical daughter of Oeneus
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parent of (mother) Meleager son of Oeneus in Greek mythology, king of Calydon - parent of (child) Perimede daughter of Oeneus
- parent of (child) Thyreus son of Oeneus in Greek mythology
- parent of (child) Toxeus mythological Greek character, son of Oineus
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partner of Ares Greek god of war and combat -
partner of Dionysus ancient Greek god of winemaking and wine -
sibling of Leda daughter of Thestius in Greek mythology -
married to Oeneus mythical king of Calydon
Sources
Sources and evidence
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17 statements on this record
- 9 Has references The statement cites something outside Wikimedia. That citation has not been checked here.
- 8 Imported Taken from Wikidata as it stands. Nobody here has read it.
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