Calydon

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UK/ˈkælɪˌdɒn/US/ˈkælɪˌdɑn/

proper noun

An Ancient Greek city in the country of Aetolia, north of the Gulf of Patras in western Greece, on the west bank of the river Evenus.

OriginAncient Greek Καλυδών →
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Meanings

proper noun
  1. historicalAn Ancient Greek city in the country of Aetolia, north of the Gulf of Patras in western Greece, on the west bank of the river Evenus.
  2. Greekhistoricalhuman sciencesThe legendary founding king and eponym of the city of Calydon, whose failure to honor the goddess Artemis in a rite resulted in her sending the Calydonian Boar to lay waste to the city.

Origin

  1. Ancient GreekΚαλυδών
  2. EnglishCalydon

From Ancient Greek Καλυδών (Kaludṓn).

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Translations

Ancient Greek Κᾰλῠδών
  • Κᾰλῠδών (Kălŭdṓn)city
Finnish Kalydon
  • Kalydoncity
French Calydon
  • Calydoncity
German Kalydon
  • Kalydoncity
Greek Καλυδών
  • Καλυδών (Kalydón)city
Hungarian Kalüdón
  • Kalüdóncity
Italian Calidone
  • Calidonecity
Latin Calydōn
  • Calydōncity
Romanian Calydon
  • Calydoncity
Russian Калидон, Калидон
  • Калидон (Kalidon)king
  • Калидон (Kalidon)city
Swedish Kalydon
  • Kalydoncity

Rhymes & wordplay

Anagrams

Claydon
Cite this entry
APA

Calydon. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Calydon

MLA

“Calydon.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Calydon. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Calydon,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Calydon.

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