Calydon
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The only woman aboard was a princess: Atalanta of Calydon, the virgin huntress, who could outrun any man in Greece.
From Time Magazine Archive
He took part in the great Calydonian Hunt, when the King of Calydon called upon the noblest in Greece to help him kill the terrible boar which was laying waste his country.
From "Mythology: Timeless Tales of Gods and Heroes" by Edith Hamilton
Outside the gates of the royal palace he encountered Tydeus, the son of Œneus, king of Calydon.
From Myths and Legends of Ancient Greece and Rome by Berens, E.M.
Calydon was the ancient home of Diomedes in Aetolia.
From The Æneid of Virgil Translated into English Verse by E. Fairfax Taylor by Taylor, Edward Fairfax
The noble Tydeus stands confessed, and known Our neighbour prince, and heir of Calydon.
From The Works of Alexander Pope, Volume 1 New Edition by Pope, Alexander
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