Oeneus

American  

[ee-nee-uhs, -nyoos] / ˈi ni əs, -njus /

noun

Classical Mythology.

1. a king of Calydon believed to have been the first man to cultivate grapes.

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Oeneus

Leros in ancient days was the place where the daughters of Oeneus, turned into guinea hens, wailed for their brother Meleager.

From Time Magazine Archive

Finally Oeneus called for help upon the bravest men of Greece, and a splendid band of young heroes assembled, many of whom sailed later on the Argo.

From "Mythology: Timeless Tales of Gods and Heroes" by Edith Hamilton

The author of the "Thebais" says that when Olenus had been stormed, Oeneus received her as a prize.

From Hesiod, the Homeric Hymns, and Homerica by Evelyn-White, Hugh G. (Hugh Gerard)

The brothers of Althea, wife of Oeneus, joined the hunters, and Meleager also enlisted into his service the fleet-footed huntress Atalanta.

From Myths and Legends of Ancient Greece and Rome by Berens, E.M.

For Oeneus, on a time, full twenty days Regaled Bellerophon, and pledges fair Of hospitality they interchanged.

From The Iliad of Homer Translated into English Blank Verse by William Cowper by Cowper, William