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ID: 901000825
Page link: http://vocab.getty.edu/page/ia/901000825
Record Type: Character/Person

Meleager (Greek character)

Note: In Greek mythology, the leader of the Calydonian boar hunt.

Names:
Meleager (Greek character) (preferred,English-P,D,N)
Μελέαγρος (Greek character) (Greek,U,N)
Meléagros (Greek character) (Greek (transliterated),U,N)

Hierarchical Position:
Legend, Religion, Mythology (P)
....<Greek iconography> (P)
........<Greek characters> (G)
............Meleager (Greek character) (I)
Related Iconography:
is actor for .... Calydonian Boar Hunt
..........(Legend, Religion, Mythology, Greek iconography, Greek narratives, Calydonian Boar Hunt (Greek narrative)) [901000812]
child of .... Althaea
..........(Legend, Religion, Mythology, Greek iconography, Greek characters, Althaea (Greek character)) [901000826]

Other Relationships:
role/characteristic is .... character (person by activity)
.....(people by activity, people (agents), People (hierarchy name)) (AAT)
culture/religion is .... Ancient Greek (culture or style)
.....(Aegean periods, Aegean, Mediterranean (Early Western World), Early Western World, styles, periods, and cultures by region, Styles and Periods (hierarchy name)) (AAT)

Sources:
Meleager (Greek character)
................J. Paul Getty Museum, collections online (2000-)
................Encyclopedia Britannica Online (2002-)
................Iconclass Illustrated Edition (2022-) in 94N (story of) Meleager
................Library of Congress Authorities online (2002-) sh 85083403
Μελέαγρος (Greek character)
................Wikipedia (2000-) https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Meleager
Meléagros (Greek character)
................Wikipedia (2000-) https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Meleager
Iconography Record Sources:
................ Encyclopedia Britannica Online (2002-) "Meleager," accessed 6 July 2017
................ J. Paul Getty Museum, collections online (2000-) http://www.getty.edu/art/collection/objects/64559/unknown-maker-italian-meleager-vatican-italian-about-1870-1890/

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