Lot Essay
In Greek mythology Meleager was the son of a king of Calydon, a city of Aetolia. His father had offended the goddess Diana, who sent a wild boar to ravage the countryside which Meleager with a band of companions set out to hunt. First to wound it was Atalanta, the virgin huntress whom Meleager loved. When the Calydonian boar was finally captured and slain Meleager presenter her with its head and pelt.