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Erymanthus

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Er·y·man·thos or Er·y·man·thus  (r-mnths, -ths, -rmän-thôs)
A mountain range of southern Greece in the northwest Peloponnesus. The tallest peak is Mount Erymanthos, about 2,225 m (7,295 ft) high. In Greek legend, the range was the haunt of the ferocious Erymanthian boar, which was ultimately slain by Hercules.
Ery·manthi·an adj.
Erymanthus [ˌɛrɪˈmænθəs]
n
(Placename) Mount. a mountain in SW Greece, in the NW Peloponnese. Height: 2224 m (7297 ft.) Modern Greek name Erímanthos [eˈrimanθɔs]
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As the huntress Diana goes forth upon the mountains of Taygetus or Erymanthus to hunt wild boars or deer, and the wood nymphs, daughters of Aegis-bearing Jove, take their sport along with her (then is Leto proud at seeing her daughter stand a full head taller than the others, and eclipse the loveliest amid a whole bevy of beauties), even so did the girl outshine her handmaids.
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