Mythological Aetolians

creatures half bird and half woman who lured sailors by the sweetness of her song

daughter of Thestius in Greek mythology

thumb|Bust of Meleager, Roman copy after a Greek original of ca. 340-330 BC

Deianira, Deïanira, or Deianeira ( ; , or , ), also known as Dejanira, is a Calydonian princess in Greek mythology whose name translates as "man-destroyer" or "destroyer of her husband". She was the wife of Heracles and, in late Classical accounts, his unwitting murderer, killing him with the poisoned Shirt of Nessus. She is the main character in Sophocles' play Women of Trachis.

thumb|Heracles wrestling with Achelous; Stamnos attributed to [[Oltos, c. 525–475 BC, London, British Museum E437.]]

Tydeus (; Ancient Greek: Τυδεύς Tūdeus) was an Aetolian hero in Greek mythology, belonging to the generation before the Trojan War. He was one of the Seven against Thebes, and the father of Diomedes, who is frequently known by the patronymic Tydides.

mythical daughter of Thestius

In Greek mythology, Oeneus (; ) was a Calydonian king. He introduced wine-making to Aetolia, which he learned from Dionysus and the first who received a vine-plant from the same god.

In Greek mythology, Thersites (; Ancient Greek: Θερσίτης) was a soldier of the Greek army during the Trojan War. thumb|Thersites and Achilles, illustration for Shakespeare's 'Troilus & Cressida'.

mythical daughter of Euenus

In Greek mythology, Thestius (; ) was a king of Pleuronians in Aetolia. He is not to be confused with Thespius, who was sometimes referred to as "Thestius". The patronymic "Thestias" may refer to one of his daughters, Leda or Althaea, and "Thestiades" to his son Iphiclus.

In Greek mythology, Porthaon (Ancient Greek: Πορθάων, genitive Πορθάονος), sometimes referred to as Parthaon or Portheus (seems related to the verb portheō and perthō, "destroy'), was a king of Calydon and son of Agenor or Ares by Epicaste and thus brother of Demonice (also known as Demodice) and possibly Thestius.

mythical son of Pleuron

figure of Greek mythology

mythical son of Aetolus

son of Porthaon

In Greek mythology, Eurypylus (; ) was the name of several different people:

son of Andraemon and Gorge

son of Aetolus in Greek mythology

Sterope (; Ancient Greek: Στερόπη, , from , steropē, lightning) was the name of several individuals in Greek mythology:

The name Melanippe is the feminine counterpart of Melanippus. thumb|300px|Amazon Melanippe on a late antique mosaic

Epicaste (; Ancient Greek: Ἐπικάστη Epikaste) or Epicasta () is a name attributed to five women in Greek mythology.

son of Haemon, mythical king of Elis

son of Apollo in Greek mythology

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daughter of Amythaon in Greek mythology

In Greek mythology, the Meleagrids (Ancient Greek: ) are the sisters of the hero Meleager, and daughters of Althaea and Oeneus.

In Greek mythology, Clymenus (; ) may refer to multiple individuals:

Alcathous (; Ancient Greek: Ἀλκάθοος) was the name of several people in Greek mythology: Alcathous, a Calydonian prince as the son of King Porthaon and Euryte, daughter of Hippodamas. He was the brother of Oeneus (successor of Porthaon), Agrius, Melas, Leucopeus, and Sterope. Alcathous was the second suitor of Hippodamia, and thus slain by her father Oenomaus like the other suitors except Pelops. Alcathous, possible son of Agrius who together with his brother Lycopeus, died at the hands of his cousin, Tydeus who went then into exile to Argos. Alcathous, son of Pelops, who killed the Cithaero

__NOTOC__ In Greek mythology, the name Periboea (; Ancient Greek: Περίβοια "surrounded by cattle" derived from peri "around" and boes "cattle") refers to multiple figures:

In Greek mythology, Oxylus (; ) may refer to:

thumb | right | Nisus and Euryalus at the 1827 Salon Euryalus (; ) refers to the Euryalus fortress, the main citadel of Ancient Syracuse, and to several different characters from Greek mythology and classical literature:

Mythological character, mother of the Moliones

set index of Greek mythological figures named Dia

mythological Greek character, daughter of Thestius

In Greek mythology the name Andraemon (; ) may refer to:

Periphas (; Ancient Greek: Περίφᾱς Períphās means 'conspicuousness') in Greek mythology may refer to:

In Greek mythology, Hipponous (Ancient Greek: Ἱππόνοος) referred to several people:

characters in Greek mythology called "Gorge"

In Greek mythology, Polypoetes (; , Polupoitēs) was a name attributed to the following individuals:

Eurybarus or Eurybaros (Ancient Greek: Εὐρύβαρος), Eurybatos (Εὐρύβατος) or Eurybates (Εὐρυβάτης) was a Greek mythological hero, son of Euphemus and a descendant of the river god Axios.

The name Melanippus is the masculine counterpart of Melanippe.

Pronoe (; Ancient Greek: Προνόη Pronóē means 'forethought') refers to six characters in Greek mythology. Pronoe, one of the 50 Nereids, marine-nymph daughters of the 'Old Man of the Sea' Nereus and the Oceanid Doris. Her name means "the provident" or "bewailing, complaining". Pronoe, daughter of Phorbus. She married King Aetolus of Aetolia and bore him Pleuron and Calydon. Pronoe, an Argive princess as daughter of King Melampus of Argos, and Iphianeira, daughter of Megapenthes. She was considered to be a seer. Pronoe, daughter of the river god Asopus, mother of Phocus by Poseidon. Pronoe,

daughter of Hippodamas

In Greek mythology, Theronice () was an Olenian princess as the daughter of King Dexamenus and the twin sister of Theraephone. These maidens were wed to the Molionides, Eurytus and Cteatus. Theronice's son by the latter was Amphimachus, one of the Achaean Leaders. Her other possible siblings were Eurypylus and Deianira, also known as Mnesimache or Hippolyte.

In Greek mythology, Prothous (Ancient Greek: Πρόθοος Prothoös) may refer to:

In Greek mythology, Laophonte (Ancient Greek: Λαοφόντη) was the daughter of Pleuron and Xanthippe and thus sister to Agenor, Sterope and Stratonice. She was also said to be the mother of Iphiclus, Leda and Althaea by Thestius but Alcman attested that Leda's father was Glaucus.

Eumedes (Ancient Greek: Εὐμήδης) was a name attributed to seven individuals in Greek mythology.

In Greek mythology, Perimele or Perimela () is the name of three mythical personages:

In Greek mythology, the name Laodocus (; Ancient Greek: Λαόδοκος or Λαοδόκος means "receiving the people") or Leodocus (Λεωδόκος) may refer to:

Polydora (; in Attic and in Ionic, means 'many-gifts' or 'the shapely') was the name of several characters in Greek mythology:

Protogeneia (; ), in Greek mythology, may refer to:

mythical maiden, spurns Coresus

set of mythological Greek characters

Dexamenus (; ) was a name attributed to at least three characters in Greek mythology.

name of eight different characters in Greek mythology

set of mythological Greek characters

In Greek mythology, the name Toxeus or Toxius () refers to the following individuals:

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mythical son of Ares and Demonice