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Oeneus

Oeneus · m

a king of Ætolia

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What it meant

1. Oeneus — Lewis & Short

Oeneus (dissyl.), ĕi and ĕos, m., = *oineu/s,

I a king of Ætolia or Calydon, the husband of Althœa, and father of Meleager, Tydeus, Dejanira, Gorgo, etc., Ov. M. 8, 281 sq.; Hyg. Fab. 172; Stat. Th. 2, 165; 586; Cic. poët. Tusc. 2, 8, 20.— Hence,
A Oenēis, ĭdis, f., = *oi)nhi/+s, the daughter of Œneus, i. e. Dejanira, Sen. Herc. Oet. 583.—
B Oenēĭus, a, um, adj., = *oi)nh/i+os, Œnean: Oeneius heros, i. e. Tydeus, Stat. Th. 5, 661.—
C Oenēus (trisyl.), a, um, adj., = *oi)nh/i+os, Œnean: Oeneos per agros, i. e. of Calydon or Ætolia, Ov M. 8, 281.—
D Oenīdes, ae, m., = *oi)nei/dhs, a male descendant of Œneus: at manus Oenidae variat, i. e. Meleager, Ov. M. 8, 414; Val. Fl. 3, 690: et generum Oeniden, Appule Daune, tuum, i. e. Diomedes, son of Tydeus, Ov. F. 4, 76; cf. id. M. 14, 512.

2. Oenēus — Lewis & Short

Oenēus, a, um, v. 1. Oeneus, C.

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