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Meleager (Μελέαγρος)

In Greek mythology, Meleager was the son of Althaea and Oeneus and, according to some accounts father of Parthenopeus and Polydora. His story has similarities with the Scandinavian Norna-Gests þáttr. When Meleager was born, the Moirae (the Fates) predicted he would only live until a brand, burning in the family hearth, was consumed by... More...

Sao Tome e Principe, 1983, «Atalanta and Meleager», by Studio of Rubens