Meleager

Summary

Meleager is a mythological Greek character^[1]. He ranks in the top 10% of mythological_greek_character entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (206 views/month).^[2]

Key Facts

• Meleager's father was Oeneus^[3].
• Meleager's father was Ares^[4].
• Meleager's mother was Althaea^[5].
• Among Meleager's spouses was Cleopatra^[6].
• A child of Meleager was Polydora^[7].
• A child of Meleager was Parthenopeus^[8].
• Meleager is recorded as male^[9].
• Meleager's instance of is recorded as mythological Greek character^[10].
• Meleager's Commons category is recorded as Meleager^[11].
• Meleager's unmarried partner is recorded as Atalanta^[12].
• Meleager's depicted by is recorded as Head of Meleagro^[13].
• Meleager's described by source is recorded as Nordisk familjebok^[14].
• Meleager's described by source is recorded as Small Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary^[15].
• Meleager's described by source is recorded as Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary^[16].
• Meleager's described by source is recorded as Russian translation of Lübker's Antiquity Lexicon^[17].
• Meleager's described by source is recorded as Encyclopædia Britannica 11th edition^[18].
• Meleager's described by source is recorded as The Nuttall Encyclopædia^[19].
• Meleager's described by source is recorded as Great Soviet Encyclopedia (1926–1947)^[20].
• Meleager's present in work is recorded as Argonautica^[21].
• Meleager's name in native language is recorded as {'lang': 'grc', 'text': 'Μελέαγρος'}^[22].
• Meleager's hair color is recorded as blond hair^[23].
• Meleager's sibling is recorded as Antiope^[24].

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Origins and Family

Fathers listed include Oeneus^[3], a mythological Greek character^[25] and Ares^[4], a Greek deity^[26]. Meleager's mother was Althaea^[5].

Personal Life

Meleager was married to Cleopatra^[6]. Children include Polydora^[7], a mythological Greek character^[27] and Parthenopeus^[8], a mythological Greek character^[28].

Works and Contributions

Things named for Meleager include Meleagrids^[29], a group of Greek mythical characters^[30] and he of Skopas^[31], a statue^[32], founded in 0200^[33].

Why It Matters

Meleager ranks in the top 10% of mythological_greek_character entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (206 views/month).^[2] He has Wikipedia articles in 25 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[34] He is known by 8 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[35]

Entities named for him include Meleagrids^[29], a group of Greek mythical characters^[30] and he of Skopas^[31], a statue^[32], founded in 0200^[33].

FAQs

Who were Meleager's parents?

Meleager's father was Oeneus^[3]. Meleager's mother was Althaea^[5].

Who was Meleager married to?

Meleager's spouses include Cleopatra^[6].