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Oeneus
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In Greek mythology, Oeneus (/ˈɛn.juːs/; Ancient Greek: Οἰνεύς, romanized: Oineús, lit. 'Wine-man'[1]) 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.[2]
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Member of the Royal House of Calydon | |
![]() Oeneus with coat and sceptre, Attic white-ground lekythos, c. 500 BC, Staatliche Antikensammlungen (Inv. 1905) | |
Predecessor | Porthaon, his father |
Successor | Agrius, his brother |
Abode | Calydon in Aetolia |
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Parents | Porthaon and Euryte |
Siblings | Agrius, Alcathous, Melas, Leucopeus and Sterope, Laocoon |
Consort | Althaea |
Offspring | Meleager, Toxeus, Clymenus, Periphas, Agelaus, Thyreus, Gorge, Eurymede, Mothone, Perimede, Melanippe, Deianira, Tydeus |
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