Calydonian hunt

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noun

Classical Mythology.

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

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Example Sentences

Meleager had already attained the years of manhood when he took part in the expedition generally known as the Calydonian hunt.

From The Student's Mythology A Compendium of Greek, Roman, Egyptian, Assyrian, Persian, Hindoo, Chinese, Thibetian, Scandinavian, Celtic, Aztec, and Peruvian Mythologies by White, Catherine Ann