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Œneus

Œneus is the archaic spelling of Oeneus.

Meaning of Oeneus

Proper noun

Oeneus

  1. (Greek) King of Calydon; husband of Althaea.
    • For they ſay, that Œneus who reigned in Ætolia, being driven from his kingdom by the ſons of Agrius, fled to Diomed at Argos; and that Diomed led an army into Calydonia, and revenged the injuries of Œneus, but told him, that he could not remain in his dominions.1794, Pausanias, The Description of Greece, volume 1, page 206

Questions about Œneus

What is Œneus the archaic spelling of?
Œneus is the archaic spelling of Oeneus.

Words near Œneus in the dictionary

  1. œils-de-bœuf
  2. œils-de-perdrix
  3. œkist
  4. Œnanthe
  5. œnanthic
  6. Œneus
  7. Œniadæ
  8. œno-
  9. œnochoe
  10. œnochoes
  11. œnochoæ

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