Meleager

Meleager
Prince of Calydon
AbodeCalydon
Genealogy
ParentsOineus and Althaea
SiblingsDeianira
ConsortAtalanta
Cleopatra
OffspringParthenpaios

In Greek mythology, Meleager (/ˌmɛliˈɡər/,[1] 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]

  1. ^ Wells, John C. (2009). "Meleager". Longman Pronunciation Dictionary. London: Pearson Longman. ISBN 978-1-4058-8118-0.
  2. ^ Homer, Iliad 9.529–99
  3. ^ Apollodorus, 1.9.16