Althaea can refer to:

• Althaea (mythology), the daughter of Thestius and mother of Meleager
• Althaea (genus), a genus of about 12 species of perennial herbs, native to Europe and western Asia, that includes the marshmallow plant
• 119 Althaea, an asteroid

Furthermore, In Greek mythology, Althaea was the daughter of Thestius, wife of Oeneus and mother of Meleager, Melanippe (one of the Meleagrids), and Deianeira. ... Species Althaea armeniaca Althaea broussonetiifolia* Althaea cannabina- Hemp-leaved Marshmallow Althaea hirsuta- Hairy Marshmallow Althaea longifolia Althaea ludwigii Althaea narbonensis* Althaea officinalis- Marshmallow * Not accepted as distinct by all authors Althaea is a genus of 6-12 species of perennial herbs, native to Europe and western Asia. ... 119 Althaea is a sizable main belt asteroid. ...

• Altea is a town in Spain
• Althaea is also the name of several nymphs in Greek mythology
• "Rose of Althea" is another name for Hibiscus syriacus
• "Althea" is a Grateful Dead song

Althaea is the Latin rendering of Greek Ἀλθαία Althaia, which may be related to Greek ἀλθος althos "healing" Streets of Altea. ... In Greek mythology, a nymph is any member of a large class of female nature entities, either bound to a particular location or landform or joining the retinue of a god or goddess. ... Binomial name H. syriacus L. Hibiscus syriacus, the common garden Hibiscus, is also confusingly called Rose of Sharon in some areas, a name originally applied to other plants. ... The Grateful Dead were an American psychedelia-influenced rock band formed in 1965 in San Francisco. ...

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