Calydonian boar

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Calydonian boar [ˌkælɪˈdəʊnɪən]

(Myth & Legend / Classical Myth & Legend) Greek myth a savage boar sent by Artemis to destroy Calydon, a city in Aetolia, because its king had neglected to sacrifice to her. It was killed by Meleager, the king's son

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Calydon Meleager			20: In Greek myth, the rampage of the Calydonian Boar was the revenge of which goddess for being overlooked in a sacrifice? Fifty for Fun; BREAKTIME by Huddersfield Daily Examiner (Huddersfield, England) 20 In Greek myth, the rampage of the Calydonian Boar was the revenge of which goddess for a missed sacrifice? 50 for fun; Phil Brown's trivia quiz by Daily Post (Liverpool, England) Based on Ovid's account in Book VIII of the Metamorphoses, it focuses on the story of the Calydonian boar, Meleager's love for Atalanta, his quarrel with his uncles, and his mother Althaea's determination to throw the burning brand that controls the span of Meleager's life into the fire. William Gager: The Complete Works by Bevington, David / Renaissance Quarterly			Calvino Calvish calvities calvity calx Calycanthaceae Calycanthus calycanthus family Calycanthus floridus Calycanthus occidentalis calyceal calyces Calycifloral Calyciform Calycinal calycine calycle Calycled Calycophyllum Calycophyllum candidissimum Calycozoa Calycular Calyculate calyculus Calydon Calydonian boar Calymene Calymmatobacterium Calymmatobacterium granulomatis Calyon Calypso Calypso bulbosa calypsonian calypter calyptra calyptrate Calyptridium umbellatum Calyptriform calyptrogen Calystegia Calystegia sepium calyx calyx tube calzone Calzoons Cam cam follower CAM plant Cam Ranh Cam Ranh Bay Cam River			Calyce Calyce Calyce calyceal calyceal fornix Calycerales calyces calyces calyces Calycifloral Calyciform calycinal calycine calycle calycled Calycophyllum Calycophyllum candidissimum Calycozoa calycular calycular calyculate calyculate calyculate calyculi calyculi calyculus calyculus calyculus Calydon Calydonian Calydonian boar Calydonian Boar Hunt Calydonian Boar Hunt Calydonian Boarhunt Calydonian Hunt Calymene calymma Calymmatobacterium Calymmatobacterium Calymmatobacterium Calymmatobacterium granulomatis Calymmatobacterium granulomatis Calymnidae Calyon Calyon Calypso Calypso Calypso bulbosa Calypso orchid Calypso Wash Motion Calypsoes Calypsoes Calypsonian Calypsonian calypsonians calypsonians calypsos calypsos calypter calypter Calypteratae

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