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The Calydonian Boar

Name: Ovid Entire
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Author: Publius Ovidius Naso

Calydonian Boar

The monstrous boar sent by Diana to ravage Calydon when her rites were neglected; an example of the goddess's vengeance.

Reading notes

The Heroides §20 the Calydonian boar
The monstrous boar Diana loosed on Calydon for neglected rites; proof of her vengeance.
Metamorphoses §8.202 boar
The monstrous boar sent by Diana to ravage Calydon.

The Heroides poem · 1 mention