Calydon

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English

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Etymology

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From Ancient Greek Καλυδών (Kaludṓn).

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Calydon

  1. (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.
  2. (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

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  1. ^ “Calydon” listed in the American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language [4th Ed.]
  2. ^ Calydon” defined by Dictionary.com Unabridged

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Latin

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Etymology

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Borrowed from Ancient Greek Καλυδών (Kaludṓn).

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Proper noun

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Calydōn m sg (genitive Calydōnis); third declension

  1. The most celebrated city of Aetolia, situated in a fertile plain near the river Evenus

Declension

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Third-declension noun, with locative, singular only.

Case Singular
Nominative Calydōn
Genitive Calydōnis
Dative Calydōnī
Accusative Calydōnem
Ablative Calydōne
Vocative Calydōn
Locative Calydōnī
Calydōne
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References

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  • 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.