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Oeneus
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Oeneus (ē`nēəs), in Greek mythology, king of Calydon and father of Meleager Meleager (mĕlēā`jər), hero in Greek mythology. He was the son of Oeneus, king of Calydon, and Althaea.
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. When Oeneus forgot to dedicate the fruits of his first crop to Artemis, she terrorized his kingdom with a wild boar, which was killed in the Calydonian hunt.
Oeneus
Calydonian king; first to cultivate grapes. [Rom. Myth.: Hall, 142]
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