Calydonian hunt

American

noun

Classical Mythology.

the pursuit by Meleager, Atalanta, and others of a savage boar Calydonianboar sent by Artemis to lay waste to Calydon.

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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 Literature

Idas, one of the heroes of the Calydonian Hunt and also one of the Argonauts, carried her off from her father with her consent.

From Literature

King of Thessaly, served by Apollo, and saved from death by Alcestis, 64, 65; Hercules restores Alcestis to, 230; one of the Argonauts, 266; in Calydonian Hunt, 275; significance, 386.

From Project Gutenberg

Maiden who takes part in Calydonian Hunt and races with Milanion or Hippomenes, 275-278; significance, 392.

From Project Gutenberg

One of the Dioscuri or Gemini, 278, 279; rescue of Helen by, 260; Argonauts joined by, 266; Calydonian Hunt joined by, 275.

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