Meleager
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Meleager
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Published 2018-11-20T17:23:59+00:00
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This is an ancient head-portrait sculpture depicting Meleager, a hero venerated in his temenos at Calydon in Aetolia. He was already famed as the host of the Calydonian boar hunt in the epic tradition that was reworked by Homer. Meleager is also mentioned as one of the Argonauts.
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| Date published | 20/11/2018 |
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| Title | Meleager |
| Date | early 2nd century AD copy of the 4th century BC original |
| Accession | 6010bis |
| Period | Ancient |
| Medium | Marble |
| Artist | Unknown artist |
| Place | Museo Archeologico Nazionale di Napoli |
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