Althaea
τὸ πεπρωμένον γὰρ οὐ μόνον βροτοῖς ἄφευκτόν ἐστιν, ἀλλὰ καὶ τὸν οὐρανόν ἔχουσι → fate is unavoidable not only for mortals, but also for those who hold the heavens
English > Greek (Woodhouse)
Ἀλθαία, ἡ.
Latin > English (Lewis & Short)
Althaea: ae, f., = Ἀλθαία,
I daughter of Thestius, wife of Œneus, king of Calydon, and mother of Meleager, whom, in revenge for the death of her brothers slain by him in the Calydonian hunt, she killed, by burning the brand, on the preservation of which his life depended, Ov. M. 8, 446; 8, 511; 8, 531; cf. Hyg. Fab. 171.
Latin > French (Gaffiot 2016)
(2) Althæa,¹⁴ æ, f., Althée [mère de Méléagre] : Ov. M. 8, 446, etc.
Latin > German (Georges)
(2) Althaea2, ae, f. (Ἀλθαία), Tochter des ätol. Königs Thestius, Gemahlin des Öneus, Königs von Kalydon, bekannt durch das tragische Schicksal ihres Sohnes Meleager (s. Meleager), Ov. met. 8, 446. Hyg. fab. 171 sqq.
