Editing Calydon (section)

==Mythology==
According to [[Greek mythology]], Calydon was founded by [[Aetolus]] in the land of the [[Curetes (tribe)|Curetes]], and was called Calydon, after the name of his son, [[Calydon (son of Aetolus)|Calydon]]. Calydon and the neighbouring town of [[Pleuron (Aetolia)|Pleuron]] are said by [[Strabo]] to have been once the "ornament" of Greece, but by his time (late 1st century BC) had sunk into insignificance. It is frequently mentioned in the ''[[Iliad]]'' by [[Homer]], who celebrates the fertility of the plain of "lovely" Calydon.<ref>Apollod 1.7.7; {{Cite Iliad|2.640, 9.577, 13.217, 14.116}}</ref><ref>{{Cite Strabo|pp. 450 ''et seq.'', 460.}}</ref> In the earliest times the inhabitants of Calydon appear to have been engaged in incessant hostilities with the Curetes, who continued to reside in their ancient capital Pleuron, and who endeavoured to expel the invaders from their country. A vivid account of one of the battles between the Curetes and Calydonians is given in an episode of the ''Iliad.''<ref>{{Cite Iliad|9.529, ''et seq.''}}</ref>

The heroes of Calydon are among the most celebrated of the heroic age. It was the residence of [[Oeneus]], father of Tydeus and Meleager, and grandfather of Diomedes. In the time of Oeneus [[Artemis]] sent a monstrous boar (the [[Calydonian Boar]]) to lay waste the fields of Calydon, which was hunted by Meleager and numerous other heroes. The Calydonians took part in the [[Trojan War]] under their king Thoas, the son (not the grandson) of Oeneus.<ref>{{Cite Iliad|2.638}}</ref>