Œneus

English

Alternative forms

• Oeneus
• Oineus

Etymology

Borrowed from Ancient Greek Οἰνεύς (Oineús).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈɛnˌjuːs/

Proper noun

Œneus

1. (Greek mythology) King of Calydon; husband of Althaea.
   • 1794, Pausanias, The Description of Greece, (translated from Greek) volume I, chapter XXV, page #206:

     For they ſay, that Œneus who reigned in Ætolia, being driven from his kingdom by the ſons of Agrius, fled to Diomed at Argos; and that Diomed led an army into Calydonia, and revenged the injuries of Œneus, but told him, that he could not remain in his dominions.