Oeneus
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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
Let me first finish the opening verse: "Oeneus in the fields one day, having made an abundant harvest and sacrificed the first-fruits to the gods …" AESCHYLUS. … lost his little bottle.
From The Eleven Comedies, Volume 2 by Aristophanes
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.
Oeneus gave a belt rich with purple, and Bellerophon a double cup, which I left at home when I set out for Troy.
From The Iliad by Homer
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