CLA204H1 Chapter 24: Classical Greek Mythology. 10th ed. Ch24
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Chapter 24 + 19 (app) and 21 (app) 19 appendix: meleager and the calydonian boar hunt. Meleager killed his uncle and his mother wished for his death. He withdrew from the battle and the aetolians appealed and gave him gifts for him to return to battle. After his wife asked him to go, he did and took none of the awards. One of the fates told meleager"s mother that the boy would die if a log that was burning in the hearth burned out. The mother took the log and snuffed it. Artemis sent a huge boar to ravage calydon when oeneus (the king) failed to give her a sacrifice. Defeated and granted a gift from atalanta, daughter of boeotian king schoeneus, the others were jealous and so. His mother threw the log in the fire in anger. Mother and wife (cleopatra) hung themselves/ -- ovid.
