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Updated: May 18, 2025

For when Oeneus, the king of the country, was making sacrifice to the gods in thanksgiving for a bounteous harvest, he had neglected to make sacrifice to the goddess of the wild things, Artemis. In her anger Artemis had sent the monster boar to lay waste Oeneus's realm.

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She was a sensitive lady, who resented not being invited to Oeneus's banquet, and by way of vengeance sent a monstrous irresistible boar to ravage his country. Is it with tales like these that Homer has prevailed on you? Zeus. Goodness me, what a shout, Gods! they are all cheering Damis.

of Samosata Lucian - Works of Lucian of Samosata — Volume 03

So he left the city of Oichalia declaring to the king and the people that he would return. It was then that, wandering down to Crete, he heard of the Argonauts being near. And afterward he heard of them being in Calydon, hunting the boar that ravaged Oeneus's country. To Calydon Heracles went.

Padraic Colum - The Golden Fleece and the Heroes Who Lived Before Achilles