Oeneus
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Oeneus (ēˈnēəs), in Greek mythology, king of Calydon and father of Meleager. 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.
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Oeneus
Calydonian king; first to cultivate grapes. [Rom. Myth.: Hall, 142]
See: Wine
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