Calydonian boar
Britishnoun
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Then came the famous hunt of the Calydonian boar.
From "Mythology: Timeless Tales of Gods and Heroes" by Edith Hamilton
So the Calydonian boar hunt ended in tragedy.
From "Mythology: Timeless Tales of Gods and Heroes" by Edith Hamilton
Her husband, having accidentally killed Eurytion in the Calydonian boar hunt, fled and obtained expiation from Acastus, whose wife made advances to Peleus.
From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 2, Slice 2 "Anjar" to "Apollo" by Various
Phoenix says that the Calydonian boar "brought many to the mournful pyre."
From Homer and His Age by Lang, Andrew
The trophies of the ever-memorable boar-hunt had been carried by Atalanta into Arcadia, and, for many centuries, the identical hide and enormous tusks of the Calydonian boar hung in the temple of Athene at Tegea.
From Myths and Legends of Ancient Greece and Rome by Berens, E.M.
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