 Meleager's mother, sister of Meleager's slain uncles, took the fatal brand from the chest where she had kept it (see Meleager) and threw it once more on the fire; as it was consumed, Meleager died on the spot, as the Fates had foretold.Thus Artemis achieved her revenge against King Oeneus.During the hunt, Peleus accidentally killed his host Eurytion.