Oeneus

Oeneus
1.
Oeneus (dissyl.), ĕi and ĕos, m., = Oineus, a king of Ætolia or Calydon, the husband of Althœa, and father of Meleager, Tydeus, Dejanira, Gorgo, etc., Ov. M. 8, 281 sq.; Hyg. Fab. 172; Stat. Th. 2, 165; 586; Cic. poët. Tusc. 2, 8, 20.— Hence,
A.
Oenēis, ĭdis, f., = Oinêïs, the daughter of Œneus, i. e. Dejanira, Sen. Herc. Oet. 583.—
B.
Oenēĭus, a, um, adj., = Oinêïos, Œnean:

Oeneius heros,

 i. e. Tydeus, Stat. Th. 5, 661.—
C.
Oenēus ( trisyl. ), a, um, adj., = Oinêïos, Œnean: Oeneos per agros, i. e. of Calydon or Ætolia, Ov M. 8, 281.—
D.
Oenīdes, ae, m., = Oineidês, a male descendant of Œneus:

at manus Oenidae variat,

 i. e. Meleager, Ov. M. 8, 414; Val. Fl. 3, 690:

et generum Oeniden, Appule Daune, tuum,

 i. e. Diomedes, son of Tydeus, Ov. F. 4, 76; cf. id. M. 14, 512.
2.
Oenēus, a, um, v. 1. Oeneus, C.

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