Calydon
Americannoun
Other Word Forms
- Calydonian adjective
Example Sentences
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The only woman aboard was a princess: Atalanta of Calydon, the virgin huntress, who could outrun any man in Greece.
From Time Magazine Archive
He took part in the great Calydonian Hunt, when the King of Calydon called upon the noblest in Greece to help him kill the terrible boar which was laying waste his country.
From "Mythology: Timeless Tales of Gods and Heroes" by Edith Hamilton
At the end of his three years’ slavery he could come back to Calydon and wed Deianira.
From The Golden Fleece and The Heroes Who Lived Before Achilles by Colum, Padraic
In 1864 he turned suddenly from modern history to ancient legend for his dramatic subject, when he aroused immediate attention by Atalanta in Calydon, which reproduced the structure and metrical arrangement of a Greek tragedy.
From Studies in Literature and History by Miller, John O.
Only when I reached Atalanta in Calydon, in the fourth volume, did the reason of this become evident.
From Shelburne Essays, Third Series by More, Paul Elmer
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