In Greek mythology, Oeneus (/ ˈ ɛ n. j uː s /; 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]

Oeneus, in Greek legend, king of Calydon in Aetolia, husband of Althaea, and father of Meleager, Deianeira, and Gorge. (In some accounts Ares is the father of Meleager and Dionysus is the father of Deianeira.)

Oeneus was a king of the area of Calydon in Greek mythology, son of King Porthaon and Queen Euryte. He married Althaea, with whom he had a number of children, including Deianeira, Meleager, Toxeus, Clymenus, Periphas, Gorge, Eurymede, Perimede and Melanippe.

Oeneus was the legendary king of Calydon in Greek mythology, famed for being on the throne during the time of the Calydonian Hunt as well as being father to Meleager and Deianira. Oeneus was the son of Porthaon and Euryte; and thus brother to …

In Greek mythology, Oeneus (Ancient Greek: Οἰνεύς, Oineús) was a king of Calydon in Aetolia. He introduced the art of winemaking to the region. He learned it from the god Dionysus. [1] Oeneus was the son of Porthaon and Euryte. He was the husband of Althaea.

Oeneus, a prominent king of Calydon and Aetolia, is best known for hosting the famed Calydonian Boar Hunt with heroes like Meleager, his son. Married to Althaea and later Periboea, Oeneus fathered notable figures such as Deianeira, wife of Heracles, and Tydeus, father of Diomedes.

Oeneus "Wine-man." A son of Porthaon, brother of Agrius and Melas and husband of Althaea, by whom he became the father of Tydeus and Meleager, and was thus the grandfather of Diomedes.