In Greek mythology, Althaea was the daughter of Thestius, wife of Oeneus and mother of Meleager, Melanippe (one of the Meleagrids), and Deianeira. Greek mythology comprises the collected narratives of Greek gods, goddesses, heroes, and heroines, originally created and spread within an oral-poetic tradition. ... In Greek mythology, Thestius was the son of either Ares and Demonice, or Agenor (son of Pleuron son of Aetolus) by Epicasta. ... In Greek mythology, Oeneus, or Oineus was a Calydonian king, son of Porthaon, husband of Althaea and father of Deianira, Meleager and Melanippe. ... This article is about the mythological figure, for the Macedonian king see Meleager (king). ... In Greek mythology, Melanippe referred to several different people. ... In Greek mythology, the Meleagrids were the daughters of Althaea and Oeneus, sisters of Meleager. ... Like many mortal women in Greek mythology, Deianira (also Deianeira) occupied a perilous threshold position between the daylit world of Olympian gods and heroes and the dark chthonic primordial world of primitive earth magic. ...

When Meleager was born, the Moirae predicted he would only live until a brand, burning in the family hearth, was consumed by fire. Althaea immediately hid the brand. Later, Meleager killed her two brothers in an argument and she placed the brand back upon the fire, killing him. Aletheia is the Greek goddess of truth, truthfulness, and sincerity. In Greek mythology, the white-robed Moirae or Moerae (Greek Μοίραι — the Apportioners, often called the Fates) were the personifications of destiny (Roman equivalent: Parcae, sparing ones, or Fatae; also equivalent to the Germanic Norns). ... Greek mythological characters (Most of the gods and goddesses had Roman equivalents. ...

119 Althaea is an asteroid named after Althaea. 119 Althaea is a sizable main belt asteroid. ... An asteroid is a small, solid object in our Solar System, orbiting the Sun. ...

Reference

• Ovid VIII, 455