Calydon of Aetolia information

Greek mythology, Calydon (/ˈkælɪdɒn/; Ancient Greek: Καλυδὼν) was the eponymous ruler of Calydon, a city in Aetolia. Calydon was a son of King Aetolus and...

Calydon (/ˈkælɪdɒn/; Ancient Greek: Καλυδών, Kalydōn) was a Greek city in ancient Aetolia, situated on the west bank of the river Evenus, 7.5 Roman miles...

the Achelous to the Evenus and Calydon; and "New Aetolia" (Greek: Νέα Αιτωλία, romanized: Néa Aitolía) or "Acquired Aetolia" (Greek: Αἰτωλία Ἐπίκτητος, romanized: Aitolía...

 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...

festival was a reverberation of the rites of Laphria. Calydon in Aetolia. Calydon is considered the origin of the cult of Artemis Laphria at Patras. In...

Aetolian boar), which had been sent by Artemis to ravage the region of Calydon in Aetolia, because its king Oeneus had failed to honour her in his rites to...

region of west-central Greece that lies along the Ionian Sea, west of Aetolia, with the Achelous River for a boundary, and north of the gulf of Calydon, which...

Zetes A monstrous boar was sent by Artemis to ravage the region of Calydon in Aetolia because its king neglected to honour her in his rites to the gods...

of Aetolus and Pronoe, daughter of Phorbus, and brother of Calydon. He was married to Xanthippe, daughter of Dorus, by whom he became the father of Agenor...

wine-making to Aetolia, which he learned from Dionysus and the first who received a vine-plant from the same god. Oeneus was the son of King Porthaon and...

limits of Aetolia. In classical times Aetolia comprised two parts: Old Aetolia in the west, from the Achelous to the Evenus and Calydon; and New Aetolia or...

Kalydon might mean: Calydon, ancient city in Aetolia, Greece Kalydon, uninhabited island area near the city of Elounda, Crete, Greece This disambiguation...

great-grandson of Aetolos (king of Plevron and Calydon) around 1600-1100 BC. The town, built near the banks of river Achelous (the natural border between Aetolia and...

Ares and Protogeneia, daughter of Calydon. Oxylus, king of Elis; from Aetolia, son of Haemon (himself son of Thoas) or of Andraemon. Athenaeus, 3.78B (3...

Kalydona. Near Evinochori are the ruins of ancient Calydon, one of the most famous ancient cities in Aetolia. The Greek National Road 5 (Antirrio - Agrinio...

battle of the Giants versus the Olympian gods. Agrius, son of King Porthaon of Calydon. Agrius, son of Polyphonte and a bear. He was the twin brother of Oreius...

Thestius (/ˈθɛstʃəs, ˈθɛstiəs/; Ancient Greek: Θέστιος) was a king of Pleuronians in Aetolia. He is not to be confused with Thespius, who was sometimes referred...

Κοινὸν τῶν Αἰτωλῶν) was a confederation of tribal communities and cities in ancient Greece centered in Aetolia in Central Greece. It was probably established...