Meleager

[ mel-ee-ey-jer ]

/ ˌmɛl iˈeɪ dʒər /

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noun

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

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

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Also Mel·e·ag·ros

[mel-ee-ag-ros]. /ˌmɛl iˈæg rɒs/.

Words nearby Meleager

Melchite, Melchizedek, meld, melder, Meldrew, Meleager, Meleagrides, melee, melena, M.El.Eng., Melete

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How to use Meleager in a sentence

To-day, Jose Bonifacio gave me a translation from Meleager, which seems to me very beautiful.
Journal of a Voyage to Brazil|Maria Graham
The other, who was beloved by Meleager, and hunted the Calydonian boar, is the one mentioned in the Kn.
Chaucer's Works, Volume 1 (of 7) -- Romaunt of the Rose; Minor Poems|Geoffrey Chaucer
Parthonopee, Parthenopus, son of Meleager and Atalanta; another of the seven chiefs.
Chaucer's Works, Volume 1 (of 7) -- Romaunt of the Rose; Minor Poems|Geoffrey Chaucer
There is considerable affinity, in this phase of the superstition, to the classic solar myth which records the doom of Meleager.
Traditions, Superstitions and Folk-lore|Charles Hardwick

In later years, Meleager slew a brother of Althæa, which so exasperated the mother that she laid her curse upon her son.
Traditions, Superstitions and Folk-lore|Charles Hardwick

British Dictionary definitions for Meleager

Meleager

/ (ˌmɛlɪˈeɪɡə) /

noun

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

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