Thyreus (mythology)

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In Greek mythology, Thyreus (Ancient Greek: Θυρέα means "porter") was a Calydonian prince as the son of King Oeneus and Althaea, daughter of King Thestius of Pleuron. He was the brother of Deianeira, Meleager, Toxeus, Clymenus, Periphas, Agelaus and Gorge.[1] In some accounts, he was called as the "horse-taming" Pheres[2] or as Phereus.[3] When the war between the Curetes and the Calydonians broke out, Thyreus along with his brothers, including Meleager, all fell during the battle.[3][4]

Notes

  1. ^ Apollodorus, 1.8.1
  2. ^ Hesiod, Ehoiai fr. 98 as cited in Berlin Papyri, No. 9777
  3. ^ a b Antoninus Liberalis, 2 as cited in Nicander's Metamorphoses
  4. ^ Hyginus, Fabulae 175

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