Meleager
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Meleager is a hero in Greek mythology, best known as the leader of the Calydonian Boar Hunt and for his tragic death linked to a fateful burning log.
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
hero in Greek mythology
ⓘ
mythological figure ⓘ |
| afterlifeLocation | Hades NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| appearsIn | Homer’s Iliad NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| associatedAnimal | boar ⓘ |
| associatedPlace | Aetolia NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Argonauts
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Atalanta NERFINISHED ⓘ Calydonian Boar NERFINISHED ⓘ Fates NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| causeOfConflict | award of the boar’s hide to Atalanta ⓘ |
| culture | Ancient Greek ⓘ |
| deathAgent | Althaea NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| deathCause | burning of a fateful log ⓘ |
| deathType | cursed death ⓘ |
| father | Oeneus NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| gender | male ⓘ |
| grandfather | Porthaon NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| homeCity | Calydon NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| inspirationFor | later tragic treatments in Greek literature ⓘ |
| killed |
Calydonian Boar
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
his maternal uncles ⓘ |
| killedBy | Althaea’s curse ⓘ |
| kingdom | Calydon NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| knownFor |
leading the Calydonian Boar Hunt
ⓘ
tragic death linked to a burning log ⓘ |
| memberOf | Argonauts NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| mentionedBy |
Apollodorus
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Homer NERFINISHED ⓘ Ovid NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| mother | Althaea NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| mythology | Greek mythology ⓘ |
| narrativeTheme |
anger and family conflict
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fate versus free will ⓘ heroic glory and tragic downfall ⓘ |
| objectLinkedToLife | fateful log ⓘ |
| parentalLineage | royal house of Calydon NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| participatedIn | Calydonian Boar Hunt NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| prophecy | his life would last as long as a particular log remained unburned ⓘ |
| roleInCalydonianHunt | leader ⓘ |
| sibling | Deianeira NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| spouseOrLover | Atalanta NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| uncle |
Plexippus
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Toxeus NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| visitedByInHades | Heracles NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| weapon | spear ⓘ |
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