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Calydonian boar hunt
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The Calydonian boar hunt is one of the great heroic adventures in Greek legend. It occurred in the generation prior to that of the Trojan War, and stands alongside the other great heroic adventure of
Fresco depicting Atalanta and Meleager resting after successfully hunting the Calydonian boar
Fresco depicting Atalanta and Meleager resting after successfully hunting the Calydonian boar
The Calydonian boar hunt shown on a Roman frieze (Ashmolean Museum, Oxford)
The Calydonian boar hunt shown on a Roman frieze (Ashmolean Museum, Oxford)
Tondo of a Laconian black-figure cup by the Naucratis Painter, c. 555 BCE (Louvre)
Tondo of a Laconian black-figure cup by the Naucratis Painter, c. 555 BCE (Louvre)
The Calydonian boar, metope fragment from the Sicyonian Treasury, Delphi Archaeological Museum, Delphi, Greece
The Calydonian boar, metope fragment from the Sicyonian Treasury, Delphi Archaeological Museum, Delphi, Greece
Atalanta
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Atalanta is a heroine in Greek mythology. There are two versions of the huntress Atalanta: one from Arcadia, whose parents were Iasus and Clymene and who is primarily known from the tales of the Calyd
Calydonian boar hunt
…gods. The hunters, led by the hero Meleager, included many of the foremost heroes of Greece. In most accounts it is also concluded that a great heroine, Atalanta, won its hide by first wounding it with an arrow. This outraged many of the men, leading to a tragic dispute. Since the Calydonian boar hunt drew…
Atalanta surrounded by three Erotes, Attic white-ground lekythos, c. 500–470 BC
Atalanta surrounded by three Erotes, Attic white-ground lekythos, c. 500–470 BC
Atalanta. Marble, 1703–1705. Copy by Pierre Lepautre of a Roman work after a Hellenistic original.
Atalanta. Marble, 1703–1705. Copy by Pierre Lepautre of a Roman work after a Hellenistic original.
Black-figure pottery showing a wrestling match between Peleus and Atalanta during the funerary games of King Pelias. In the background, the prize of t
Black-figure pottery showing a wrestling match between Peleus and Atalanta during the funerary games of King Pelias. In the background, the prize of the duel: the skin and the head of the Calydonian boar.
Fresco depicting Atalanta and Meleager resting after successfully hunting the Calydonian boar, Pompeii
Fresco depicting Atalanta and Meleager resting after successfully hunting the Calydonian boar, Pompeii