Greek mythology
Meleager
Prince of Calydon doomed by a half-burnt brand
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- Greek mythology
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- Deianira
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- Heroes
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- Calydonian Boar · Atalanta
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Meleager is the hero of Calydon who gathers Greece's finest to hunt the great boar Artemis sent against his land. He kills the beast and awards its hide to the huntress Atalanta, then slays his own uncles in the quarrel that follows. His mother Althaea, enraged, casts onto the fire the log the Fates had bound to his life, and as it burns to ash he dies.
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Calydonian Boar
Chapter 1
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Frequently asked questions
- Who is Meleager?
- Meleager is the hero of Calydon who gathers Greece's finest to hunt the great boar Artemis sent against his land. He kills the beast and awards its hide to the huntress Atalanta, then slays his own uncles in the quarrel that follows.
- Which mythology does Meleager belong to?
- Meleager belongs to Greek mythology.
- Which stories does Meleager appear in?
- Meleager appears in Calydonian Boar, Atalanta, told as chaptered audio dramas in MythologyNow.
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