Althaea (mythology)

Althaea or Althea (/ælˈθiːə/; Ancient Greek: Ἀλθαία Althaía "healer" from ἀλθαίνω althaino, "to cure", also "a kind of mallow")^[1]^[2] was the queen of Calydon in Greek mythology.

^ Antoninus Liberalis; Celoria, Francis (1992). "Notes and Commentary: 2. The Meleagrides; s.v. Althaea". The Metamorphoses of Antoninus Liberalis: A translation with a commentary. London and New York: Rootledge. p. 111. ISBN 0415068967.
^ Beekes, Robert (2010) [2009]. "s.v. ἀλθαίνω -ομαι". Etymological Dictionary of Greek. With the assistance of Lucien van Beek. In two volumes. Leiden, Boston. pp. 66–67. ISBN 9789004174184.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: location missing publisher (link)