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| Meleager | |
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Prince of Calydon | |
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| Abode | Calydon |
| Genealogy | |
| Parents | Oineus and Althaea |
| Siblings | Deianira |
| Consort | Atalanta Cleopatra |
| Offspring | Parthenpaios |
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In Greek mythology, Meleager (/ˌmɛliˈeɪɡər/,[1] ‹See Tfd›Greek: Μελέαγρος, translit. Meléagros) was a hero venerated in his temenos at Calydon in Aetolia. He was already famed as the host of the Calydonian boar hunt in the epic tradition that was reworked by Homer.[2] Meleager is also mentioned as one of the Argonauts.[3]
- ^ Wells, John C. (2009). "Meleager". Longman Pronunciation Dictionary. London: Pearson Longman. ISBN 978-1-4058-8118-0.
- ^ Homer, Iliad 9.529–99
- ^ Apollodorus, 1.9.16