Meleager

American  

[mel-ee-ey-jer] / ˌmɛl iˈeɪ dʒər /

Also Meleagros

noun

1. flourished 1st century b.c., Greek epigrammatist.

2. Classical Mythology. the heroic son of Althaea, an Argonaut, and the slayer of the Calydonian boar.

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Meleager British  

/ ˌmɛlɪˈeɪɡə /

noun

1. Greek myth one of the Argonauts, slayer of the Calydonian boar

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Example Sentences

Meleager, whose spear provides the final deathblow, has been moved from the left side of the marble composition to a central position in the painting.

From Los Angeles Times

Oeneus’ son, Meleager, fell in love with her at first sight.

From Literature

Some of the heroes resented her presence and felt it beneath them to go hunting with a woman, but Meleager insisted and they finally gave in to him.

From Literature

Technically speaking it was he who killed it, but the honors of the hunt went to Atalanta and Meleager insisted that they should give her the skin.

From Literature

They declared that Atalanta should not have the skin and told Meleager he had no more right to give it away than anyone else had.

From Literature