Althaea
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Althaea can refer to:
- Althaea (mythology), the daughter of Thestius and mother of Meleager
- Althaea (genus), a genus of about 12 species of perennial herbs, native to Europe and western Asia, that includes the marshmallow plant
- 119 Althaea, an asteroid
Furthermore,
- Altea is a town in Spain
- Althaea is also the name of several nymphs in Greek mythology
- "Rose of Althea" is another name for Hibiscus syriacus
- "Althea" is a Grateful Dead song
Althaea is the Latin rendering of Greek Ἀλθαία Althaia, which may be related to Greek ἀλθος althos "healing"