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Erymanthian boar

[ er-uh-man-thee-uhn ]

noun

Classical Mythology.
  1. a savage boar that plagued Arcadia and was captured by Hercules.


Erymanthian boar

/ ˌɛɪˈæθɪə /

noun

  1. Greek myth a wild boar that ravaged the district around Mount Erymanthus: captured by Hercules as his fourth labour
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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“That’s the Erymanthian Boar,” Zoe said, trying to stay calm.

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Snippets of eye-popping action encapsulating his early missions include encounters with the Nemean Lion, Lernaean Hydra and Erymanthian Boar, all bursting from the screen.

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Front panel from a sarcophagus with the Labours of Heracles: from left to right, the Nemean Lion, the Lernaean Hydra, the Erymanthian Boar, the Ceryneian Hind, the Stymphalian birds, the Girdle of Hippolyte, the Augean stables, the Cretan Bull and the Mares of Diomedes.

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I heard the great gorilla roar, My icy blood did curdling creep, Astride the Erymanthian boar, The brute came crashing through my sleep.

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In a row of vessels, an action-film-like sequence, he overpowers Cerberus, the Hydra and the Erymanthian Boar, among others.

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