Meleager

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proper noun

A hero venerated in his temenos at Calydon in Aetolia, famed as the host of the Calydonian boar hunt, and mentioned as one of the Argonauts.

OriginAncient Greek Μελέαγρος →
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Meanings

proper noun
  1. Ancient Greekhuman sciencesA hero venerated in his temenos at Calydon in Aetolia, famed as the host of the Calydonian boar hunt, and mentioned as one of the Argonauts.

Origin

  1. Ancient GreekΜελέαγρος
  2. EnglishMeleager

From Ancient Greek Μελέαγρος (Meléagros).

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APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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