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- proper noun An older spelling of
Erymanthos
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Elsewhere, ancient Greek boars gallop up Mount Erymanthus pursued by Hercules or charge about Calydon until felled by Meleager and Atalanta.
Stalking the Beast Lawrence Norfolk 2011
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At this Brother John fainted, falling like a great buttress of a hill, such as Taygetus or Erymanthus.
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Erymanthus or mighty Ida a hollow pine falls torn out by the roots.
The Aeneid of Virgil 70 BC-19 BC Virgil
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It consisted in bringing alive to Mycene a boar which, likewise sacred to Diana, was laying waste the country around the mountain of Erymanthus.
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The third labor was to bring alive to Eurystheus an enormous wild boar which ravaged the forest of Erymanthus in Arcadia, and had been sent to
Roman Antiquities, and Ancient Mythology For Classical Schools (2nd ed) Charles K. Dillaway
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It consisted in bringing alive to Mycene a boar which, likewise sacred to Diana, was laying waste the country around the mountain of Erymanthus.
Famous Tales of Fact and Fancy Myths and Legends of the Nations of the World Retold for Boys and Girls Logan [Editor] Marshall
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Eurystheus a wild boar, which ravaged the neighbourhood of Erymanthus.
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Afterward, on the snows of Erymanthus, he set a snare for the boar and caught him there.
The Golden Fleece and the Heroes Who Lived Before Achilles Padraic Colum 1926
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He was to clear the marshes of Stymphalus of the maneating birds that gathered there; he was to capture and bring to the king the golden-horned deer of Coryneia; he was also to capture and bring alive to Myceaæ the boar of Erymanthus.
The Golden Fleece and the Heroes Who Lived Before Achilles Padraic Colum 1926
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He was to clear the marshes of Stymphalus of the man-eating birds that gathered there; he was to capture and bring to the king the golden-horned deer of Coryneia; he was also to capture and bring alive to Mycenæ the boar of Erymanthus.
Part III. The Heroes of the Quest. Chapter IV. The Life and Labors of Heracles. I 1921
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