Oeneus
Role: husband of Periboea · First appears: The Catalogues of Women and Eoiae · Fragments 41–60
After Althea died, Oeneus married Periboea, daughter of Hipponous. In one account, Hipponous sent her from Olenus to Oeneus, bidding him kill her; in another, after Olenus was stormed, Oeneus received her as a prize.
The material also names Oeneus as father of Meleager with Althaea, and of Pheres, Agelaus, Toxeus, Clymenus, Periphas, Gorga and Deianeira with her. In the account of the Argive praise of Diomedes, Tydeus is identified as the son of Oeneus.
Relationship record
Life events
- Oeneus married Periboea.(The Catalogues of Women and Eoiae · Fragments 41–60)
- With: Periboea
- “When Althea was dead, Oeneus married Periboea, the daughter of Hipponous.”
- Hipponous sent Periboea to Oeneus, bidding him kill her.(The Catalogues of Women and Eoiae · Fragments 41–60 · 📍 Olenus)
- Oeneus married Periboea, the daughter of Hipponous.(The Thebaid)
- With: Periboea
- “Oeneus married Periboea the daughter of Hipponous.”
- After Olenus was stormed, Oeneus received Periboea as a prize.(The Thebaid · 📍 Olenus)
- With: Periboea
- “when Olenus had been stormed, Oeneus received her as a prize.”
- The Argives rewarded Homer with gifts and a statue, and decreed recurring sacrifices to him and a five-yearly sacrifice to Chios.(The Contest of Homer and Hesiod · Part 2 · 📍 Argos)
- With: Homer Diomedes Tydeus Sthenelus Capaneus Eurypylus Mecisteus Talaus
- “This praise of their race by the most famous of all poets so exceedingly delighted the leading Argives, that they rewarded him with costly gifts and set up a brazen statue to him, decreeing that sacrifice should be offered to Homer daily, monthly, and yearly; and that another sacrifice should be sent to Chios every five years.”
The Catalogues of Women and Eoiae · Fragments 41–60
- married with Periboea “When Althea was dead, Oeneus married Periboea, the daughter of Hipponous.”
The Catalogues of Women and Eoiae · Fragments 81–100
- child: Meleager “Such an one was (?) strong Meleager loved of Ares, the golden-haired, dear son of Oeneus and Althaea.”
- child: Pheres son of Oeneus “And these others (Althaea) bare to Oeneus, Porthaon’s son; horse-taming Pheres, and Agelaus surpassing all others, Toxeus and Clymenus and godlike Periphas, and rich-haired Gorga and wise Deianeira”
- child: Agelaus “And these others (Althaea) bare to Oeneus, Porthaon’s son; horse-taming Pheres, and Agelaus surpassing all others, Toxeus and Clymenus and godlike Periphas, and rich-haired Gorga and wise Deianeira”
- child: Toxeus son of Oeneus “And these others (Althaea) bare to Oeneus, Porthaon’s son; horse-taming Pheres, and Agelaus surpassing all others, Toxeus and Clymenus and godlike Periphas, and rich-haired Gorga and wise Deianeira”
- child: Clymenus “And these others (Althaea) bare to Oeneus, Porthaon’s son; horse-taming Pheres, and Agelaus surpassing all others, Toxeus and Clymenus and godlike Periphas, and rich-haired Gorga and wise Deianeira”
- child: Periphas “And these others (Althaea) bare to Oeneus, Porthaon’s son; horse-taming Pheres, and Agelaus surpassing all others, Toxeus and Clymenus and godlike Periphas, and rich-haired Gorga and wise Deianeira”
- child: Gorga “And these others (Althaea) bare to Oeneus, Porthaon’s son; horse-taming Pheres, and Agelaus surpassing all others, Toxeus and Clymenus and godlike Periphas, and rich-haired Gorga and wise Deianeira”
- child: Deianeira “And these others (Althaea) bare to Oeneus, Porthaon’s son; horse-taming Pheres, and Agelaus surpassing all others, Toxeus and Clymenus and godlike Periphas, and rich-haired Gorga and wise Deianeira”
The Thebaid
- married with Periboea “Oeneus married Periboea the daughter of Hipponous.”
The Cypria · Part 2
- child: Meleager “the daughter of Meleager, the son of Oeneus.”
The Contest of Homer and Hesiod · Part 2
- child: Tydeus “these followed strong-voiced Diomedes, son of Tydeus, who had the spirit of his father the son of Oeneus, and Sthenelus, dear son of famous Capaneus.”
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Extracted from the original text of Hesiod and Homerica. Made with Rho MD.