"Calydon" meaning in English

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Proper name

IPA: /ˈkælɪˌdɒn/ [US]
enPR: kălʹĭdŏn' [US] Etymology: From Ancient Greek Καλυδών (Kaludṓn). Etymology templates: {{uder|en|grc|Καλυδών}} Ancient Greek Καλυδών (Kaludṓn) Head templates: {{en-proper noun}} Calydon
  1. (historical) 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. Tags: historical
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  2. (historical, Greek mythology) The 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. Tags: Greek, historical Categories (topical): Greek mythology Synonyms: Calydôn [dated], Kalydon, Kalydôn [dated] Derived forms: Calydonian, Calydonian Boar, Calydonian Hunt Translations (king): Калидон (Kalidon) [masculine] (Russian)
    Sense id: en-Calydon-en-name-N-W2MnFP Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English undefined derivations, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 48 52 Disambiguation of English undefined derivations: 52 48 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 47 53 Topics: human-sciences, mysticism, mythology, philosophy, sciences Disambiguation of 'king': 0 100
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Translations (city): Kalydon (Finnish), Kalydon [neuter] (German), Kalüdón (Hungarian), Calidone (Italian), Calydon (Romanian), Калидон (Kalidon) [masculine] (Russian), Kalydon [neuter] (Swedish)
Disambiguation of 'city': 53 47

Alternative forms

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