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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.
[4]
Notes
References
Antoninus Liberalis , The Metamorphoses of Antoninus Liberalis translated by Francis Celoria (Routledge 1992).
Online version at the Topos Text Project.
Apollodorus , The Library with an English Translation by Sir James George Frazer, F.B.A., F.R.S. in 2 Volumes, Cambridge, MA, Harvard University Press; London, William Heinemann Ltd. 1921. ISBN 0-674-99135-4.
Online version at the Perseus Digital Library.
Greek text available from the same website .
Hesiod , Catalogue of Women from Homeric Hymns, Epic Cycle, Homerica translated by Evelyn-White, H G. Loeb Classical Library Volume 57. London: William Heinemann, 1914.
Online version at theio.com
Gaius Julius Hyginus , Fabulae from The Myths of Hyginus translated and edited by Mary Grant. University of Kansas Publications in Humanistic Studies.
Online version at the Topos Text Project.