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

Theseus also took part in the Argonautic expedition and the Calydonian hunt.

From Great Men and Famous Women. Vol. 5 A series of pen and pencil sketches of the lives of more than 200 of the most prominent personages in History by Horne, Charles F. (Charles Francis)