Οἰνεύς (ϝοιν.): Oeneus, son of Portheus, king of
Calydon in Aetolia, the husband of Althaea, and father of Tydeus and
Meleāger, a guest-friend of Bellerophon. The Calydonian boar
was sent upon his territory through the anger of Artemis, Il. 2.641, Il.
6.216, Il. 9.535, Il. 14.117.
Georg Autenrieth. A Homeric Dictionary for Schools and Colleges. New York. Harper and Brothers. 1891.
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