Meleager struck the killing blow against the Calydonian Boar and awarded its hide to Atalanta, who had drawn first blood. This decision sparked the fatal quarrel with his uncles.
Peleus joined Meleager and other heroes in the Calydonian Boar Hunt, but accidentally killed his host Eurytion with a javelin throw during the chase, forcing him into a second exile.
Admetus joined the hunt for the Calydonian Boar, the monstrous beast sent by Artemis to ravage Calydon. He was among the many heroes who gathered for the legendary hunt.
The Calydonian Boar Hunt organized by Althaea's husband Oeneus led to catastrophe for her family. The quarrel over the boar's hide caused Meleager to kill Althaea's brothers and drove her to burn the fatal firebrand.
Atalanta drew first blood against the Calydonian Boar with her arrow, wounding it before the other hunters could close. Meleager awarded her the hide in recognition of this feat.
The Dioscuri, Castor and Polydeuces, joined the Calydonian Boar Hunt, adding Sparta's divine twins to the assembly of heroes who pursued Artemis's beast.
Jason participated in the Calydonian Boar Hunt, joining the assembly of heroes that also included many who would later sail with him on the Argo.
Laertes hunted the Calydonian Boar in his youth, one of the heroic exploits that preceded his more famous son Odysseus's adventures.
Nestor hunted the Calydonian Boar in his youth, one of the many exploits he would later recount during his long speeches in the Iliad.
The Calydonian Boar was sent by Artemis to ravage the lands of Oeneus after he failed to honor her in his sacrifices. His son Meleager organized the great hunt that killed the beast.
Pirithous joined the Calydonian Boar Hunt alongside his companion Theseus, adding the king of the Lapiths to the gathering of heroes.
Telamon joined the hunt for the Calydonian Boar alongside his brother Peleus and other heroes of his generation, one of the great gatherings before the Trojan War.
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