Althaea is the Latin rendering of Greek ''Althaia'', which may be related to Greek ''althos'' "healing". It may refer to:
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Althaea (mythology)
In Greek mythology, Althaea (; Ancient Greek: Ἀλθαία ''Althaía'' "healer" from ἀλθαίνω ''althaino'', "to cure", also "a kind of Malvaceae, mallow"), also rendered Althea or Althaia, was queen of Calydon through her marriage to King ...
, the daughter of Thestius and mother of Meleager
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''Althaea'' (plant), a genus of up to a dozen species of perennial herbs, native to Europe and western Asia, that includes the marshmallow plant
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119 Althaea
119 Althaea is a main-belt asteroid that was discovered by Canadian-American astronomer J. C. Watson on April 3, 1872, and named after Althaea, the mother of Meleager in Greek mythology. Two occultations by Althaea were observed in 2002, only ...
, an asteroid
See also
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Altea (disambiguation) Altea is a town in the Alicante province of eastern Spain.
Altea may also refer to:
People
* Altea (given name)
* Altea (surname)
Organizations
* Balonmano Altea, a handball team based in Altea, Alicante, Spain
* Unión Deportiva Altea, a ...
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Althea (disambiguation) Althea is a female given name.
Althea may also refer to:
*Althea, shrub althea, shrub althaea and rose of althea, common names for ''Hibiscus syriacus'', an ornamental plant that is South Korea's national flower
* Althea, Missouri, United States, ...
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