Oenanthe
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The name of two genera

  • Oenanthe, the Wheatear
    Wheatear
    The wheatears are passerine birds of the genus Oenanthe. They were formerly considered to be members of the thrush family Turdidae, but are now more commonly placed in the flycatcher family Muscicapidae...

     genus of birds
  • Oenanthe, the Water dropwort
    Water dropwort
    The water dropworts, Oenanthe , are a genus of plants in the family Apiaceae. Most of the species grow in damp ground, in marshes or in water....

     genus of plants

Persons

  • Oenanthe of Egypt
    Oenanthe of Egypt
    Oenanthe wine and anthos flower wineflower; flourished 3rd century BC, died 203 BC) was an Egyptian Greek noblewoman and through marriage was a relation of the Ptolemaic dynasty.Oenanthe was a woman of obscure origins...

     (flourished 3rd century BC), an Egyptian Greek noblewoman and the wife of Agathocles
    Agathocles (grandson of Agathocles of Syracuse)
    Agathocles was an Egyptian Greek nobleman and through his mother was related to the Ptolemaic dynasty.-Family Background:Agathocles was a second child born to Theoxena of Egypt by an unnamed father, whose name is lost and had an older sibling, whose name is also lost...

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