In
Greek mythology,
Oeneus (,
Oineús) was a
Calydonian king, son of
Porthaon and
Euryte, husband of
Althaea and father of
Deianeira,
Meleager,
Toxeus,
Clymenus,
Periphas, Agelaus, Thyreus (or Phereus or Pheres),
Gorge, Eurymede, Mothone,
Perimede and
Melanippe (although Meleager's and Deianeira's fathers could also have been
Ares and
Dionysus respectively). Oeneus was also the father of
Tydeus by
Periboea, daughter of Hipponous, though Tydeus was exiled from Aetolia and appears in myths concerning
Argos. He introduced winemaking to
Aetolia, which he learned from
Dionysus.
