Hyginus Mythographus, " on the Calydonian Boar Hunt" (Fabulae 171-74)
171. Althaea
Oeneus and Mars slept with Althaea, daughter of Thestius, on the same night; and, when Meleager was born from them, suddenly in the royal house appeared the Parcae — Clotho, Lachesis, and Atropos. They foretold his fates to her thus: Clotho said that the child would be kindly, Lachesis that he would be strong, and Atropos spied a firebrand burning in the hearth and said "This child lives as long as this firebrand is not consumed." When Althaea heard this, she sprang from the bed and doused the firebrand and buried it in the middle of the house to keep it from being overtaken by fire.

172. Oeneus
Oeneus was the son of Porthaon and king of Aetolia. When he had performed the yearly sacrifices to all the gods and had neglected Diana, she was enraged and sent a boar of enormous size to lay waste the territory of the Calydonians.

173. Those who went on the Calydonian Boar Hunt
Castor and Pollux, the sons of Jupiter. Eurytus of Sparta, Mercury's son. Echion from Thebes, Mercury's son. Aesculapius, son of Apollo. Jason from Thebes, Aeson's son. Alcon, son of Mars from Thrace. Euphemus, son of Neptune. Iolaus, son of Iphicles. Lynceus and Idas, sons of Aphareus. Peleus, son of Aeacus. Admetus, son of Pheres. Laertes, son of Arcesius. Deucalion, son of Minos. Theseus, son of Aegeus. Plexippus, Ideus, and Lynceus, sons of Thestius and brothers of Althaea. Hippothous, son of Cercyon. Caeneus, son of Elatus. Mopsus, son of Ampycus. Meleager, son of Oeneus. Hippasus, son of Eurytus. Ancaeus, son of Lycurgus. Phoenix, son of Amyntor. Dryas, son of Iapetus. Enaesimus, Alcon, and Leucippus, sons of Hippocoön, from Amyclae. And Atalanta, daughter of Schoeneus.

173a. The states that sent Oeneus aid
Tenedos, Iolchos, Sparta, Pleurone, Messene, Perrhaebia, Phthia, Magnesia, Salamis, Calydon, Thessaly, Oechalia, Ithaca, Tegea, Crete, Dolopea, Athens, and Arcadia.

174. Meleager
Althaea, the daughter of Thestius, conceived Meleager from Oeneo. Then, in the royal home a burning firebrand is said to have appeared. The Parcae came there and uttered the fates upon Meleager — that he would live as long as the firebrand was kept safe. Althaea then carefully kept it safe closed up in a box. Meanwhile, Diana's wrath — for Oeneus had not offered annual sacrifices to her — sent a gigantic boar to ravage the landscape of the Calydonians. When Meleager and chosen young men of Greece slew this, he gave its hide to the maiden Atalanta because of her courage; but Ideus, Plexippus, and Lynceus, the brothers of Althaea, wanted to steal it from her. When Atalanta begged for Meleager's trust, he got involved and put love before blood-relationship; he murdered his uncles. When his mother Althaea heard about this, i.e. that her own son had dared to perpetrate such a misdeed, she reflected on the prophecy of the Parcae, removed the firebrand from his protective box, and cast it into the fire. In this way, while she chose to pursue justice for her brothers, she murdered her son. Yet, all her sisters (except Gorga and Deianeira) in their lamentation were transformed into birds, the Meleagrides, by the will of the gods; but his wife, Alcyone, perished grieving in lament.     —— trans. by RTM

  
Althaea. 171.
Cum Althaea Thestii filia una nocte concubuerunt Oeneus et Mars, ex quibus cum esset natus Meleager, subito in regia apparuerunt Parcae Clotho Lachesis Atropos. 2) cui fata ita cecinerunt; Clotho dixit eum generosum futurum, Lachesis fortem, Atropos titionem ardentem aspexit in foco et ait, Tam diu hic uiuit quam diu hic titio consumptus non fuerit. 3) hoc Althaea mater cum audisset, exsiluit de lecto atque ti ionem extinxit et eum in regia media obruit fatalem ne ab igni obrueretur.

oenevs. 172.
Oeneus Porthaonis filius Aetoliae rex cum omnibus diis annua sacra fecisset et Dianam praeteriisset, ea irata aprum immani magnitudine qui agrum Calydonium uastaret misit. tunc Meleager Oenei filius se pollicetur cum delectis Graeciae ducibus ad eum expugnandum iturum.

qvi ad aprvm calydonivm iervnt. 173.
Castor et Pollux Iouis filii. Erytus Mercurii Sparta. Echion Mercurii Thebis. Aesculapius Apollinis. Iason Aesonis Thebis. Alcon Martis, Thracia. Euphemus Neptuni. 2) Iolaus Iphicli. Lynceus et Idas Apharei. Peleus Aeaci. Telamon Aeaci. Admetus Pheretis. Laertes Arcesii. Deucalion Minois. Theseus Aegei. Plexippus Ideus Lynceus Thestii filii, fratres Althaeae. 3) Hippothous Cercyonis. Caeneus Elati. Mopsus Ampyci. Meleager Oenei. Hippasus Euryti. Ancaeus Lycurgi. Phoenix Amyntoris. Dryas Iapeti. Enaesimus Alcon Leucippus Hippocoontis Amyclis. Atalante Schoenei.

qvae civitates avxilivm miservnt Oeneo. 173a
Tenedos Iolcos Sparta Pleurone Messene Perrhaebia Phthia Magnesia Salamina Calydon Thessalia Oechalia Ithaca Tegea Creta Dolopea Athenae et Arcadia.

meleager. 174
Althaea Thestii filia ex Oeneo peperit Meleagrum. ibi in regia dicitur titio ardens apparuisse. 2) huc Parcae uenerunt et Meleagro fata cecinerunt, eum tam diu uicturum quam diu is titio esset incolumis. 3) hunc Althaea in arca clausum diligenter seruauit. 4) interim ira Dianae, quia Oeneus sacra annua ei non fecerat, aprum mira magnitudine qui agrum Calydonium uastaret misit. 5) quem Meleager cum delectis iuuenibus Graeciae interfecit, pellemque eius ob uirtutem Atalante uirgini donauit, quam Ideus Plexippus Lynceus Althaeae fratres eripere uoluerunt. 6) illa cum Meleagri fidem implorasset, ille interuenit et amorem cognationi anteposuit, auunculosque suos occidit. id ubi Althaea mater audiuit, filium suum tantum facinus esse ausum, memor Parcarum praecepti titionem ex arca prolatum in ignem coniecit. ita dum fratrum poenas uult exsequi, filium interfecit. 7) at sorores eius praeter Gorgen et Deianiram flendo deorum uoluntate in aues sunt transfiguratae, quae meleagrides uocantur; at coniunx eius Alcyone maerens in luctu decessit.