Crommyonian Sow

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The Crommyonian Sow was a wild pig that ravaged the region around the village of Crommyon between Megara and Corinth and was eventually slain by Theseus in his early adventures.

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When

First attested
800 BCE
Attested period
-800 – 200
Historical notes
Attested in classical Greek texts.

Relationships

parent of
Calydonian Boar
enemy of
Theseus
child of
Echidna, Typhon

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Sources

Source passages

“Crommyonian Sow, the Crommyonian Sow was a wild pig that ravaged the region around the village of Crommyon between Megara and Corinth and was eventually slain by Theseus in his early adventures.”

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“The Crommyonian Sow (Ancient Greek: Ὕς Κρομμύων Hus Krommúōn) is a pig in Greek mythology. It was owned by a woman named Phaea (Φαιά Phaiā́, "grey") and was sometimes called by that name itself.”

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