CALYDONIAN BOAR (the boar sent by Artemis against Calydon)
Monster · mythical creature
- Parents
- Crommyonian Sow
- Haunts and cult places
- Calydon
- In the sources
- 14 ancient passages
The creature is described as a famous boar of enormous size. Diodorus 4.34
In the myths
The boar killed Ancaeus while he was hunting it alongside Meleager. Pausanias 8.4.10 +1 The hunt of the Calydonian boar occurred during Heracles' period of servitude with Omphale. Apollodorus 2.6.3 The Roman emperor Augustus carried away the tusks of the creature. Pausanias 8.46.1 The removal of the tusks happened after Augustus defeated Antonius and his allies. Pausanias 8.46.1 Atalanta was the first person to strike the beast with a shot. Pausanias 8.45.2 Artemis sent the beast against Oeneus because he neglected to sacrifice to her. Diodorus 4.34 A dart aimed at the boar accidentally killed Eurytion. Apollodorus 3.13.2 The animal harassed the neighboring land and damaged local farms. Diodorus 4.34 The boar is depicted as being hunted in a scene on a throne. Pausanias 3.18.15 The boar was the target of a hunt depicted on a temple's front gable. Pausanias 8.45.6
Fate
The hide had rotted with age and lost all its bristles. Pausanias 8.47.2 The creature was killed by Atalanta's arrow. Pausanias 8.45.2
