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English
Etymology
From Ancient Greek Καλυδών (Kaludṓn).
Pronunciation
Proper noun
Calydon
- (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.
- (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.
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References
- ^ “Calydon” listed in the American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language
- ^ “Calydon” defined by Dictionary.com Unabridged
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Latin
Etymology
Borrowed from Ancient Greek Καλυδών (Kaludṓn).
Pronunciation
Proper noun
Calydōn m sg (genitive Calydōnis); third declension
- The most celebrated city of Aetolia, situated in a fertile plain near the river Evenus
Declension
Third-declension noun, with locative, singular only.
References
- “Calydon”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
- “Calydon”, in William Smith, editor (1854, 1857), A Dictionary of Greek and Roman Geography, volume 1 & 2, London: Walton and Maberly
- Calydon in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.