Althaea Explained
Althaea is the Latin rendering of Greek Greek, Ancient (to 1453);: Ἀλθαία Althaia, which may be related to Greek Greek, Ancient (to 1453);: ἀλθος althos "healing". It may refer to:
- Althaea (mythology), the daughter of Thestius and mother of Meleager
- Althaea (plant), a genus of up to a dozen species of perennial herbs, native to Europe and western Asia, that includes the marshmallow plant
- 119 Althaea, an asteroid
- Althaea, the name of several nymphs in Greek mythology
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