<P> The Calydonian or Aetolian Boar ( Greek : ὁ Καλυδώνιος κάπρος or ὁ Καλυδώνιος ὗς ) is one of the monsters of Greek mythology that had to be overcome by heroes of the Olympian age . Sent by Artemis to ravage the region of Calydon in Aetolia because its king failed to honour her in his rites to the gods , it was killed in the Calydonian Hunt , in which many male heroes took part , but also a powerful woman , Atalanta , who won its hide by first wounding it with an arrow . This outraged some of the men , with tragic results . Strabo was under the impression that the Calydonian Boar was an offspring of the Crommyonian Sow vanquished by Theseus . </P>
<P> The Calydonian or Aetolian Boar ( Greek : ὁ Καλυδώνιος κάπρος or ὁ Καλυδώνιος ὗς ) is one of the monsters of Greek mythology that had to be overcome by heroes of the Olympian age . Sent by Artemis to ravage the region of Calydon in Aetolia because its king failed to honour her in his rites to the gods , it was killed in the Calydonian Hunt , in which many male heroes took part , but also a powerful woman , Atalanta , who won its hide by first wounding it with an arrow . This outraged some of the men , with tragic results . Strabo was under the impression that the Calydonian Boar was an offspring of the Crommyonian Sow vanquished by Theseus . </P>
who was given the credits and honors of killing the calydonian boar
who was given the credits and honors of killing the calydonian boar
Atalanta
Atalanta