Calydonian Boar

The Calydonian Boar was a Greek beast.

Mythology
The Calydonian Boar was a giant boar sent by Artemis to destroy the countryside of Calydon as punishment for Oeneus not offering the first fruits to the gods. King Oeneus started the Calydonian Boar Hunt and his own son, Meleager, killed the boar. Meleager gave the boar's skin to Atalanta because she was the first to draw blood on the beast. Atalanta dedicated the skin to Artemis and hung it in a sacred Arcadian grove.

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 * Parents: Crommyon Sow