Erymanthian boar

[er-uh-man-thee-uhn]

noun Classical Mythology.

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

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Erymanthian boar (ˌɛrɪˈmænθɪən)

—n
	Greek myth a wild boar that ravaged the district around Mount Erymanthus: captured by Hercules as his fourth labour

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