Călўdon — Lewis & Short
Călўdon, ōnis, f., = *kaludw/n,
I a very ancient town in Ætolia (now Kurt-aga), on the river Evenus, built by a hero of the same name, Ov. M. 8, 495; the residence of Œneus, father of Meleager and Deianira, and grandfather of Diomedes, Mel. 2, 3, 10; Plin. 4, 2, 3, § 6; Ov. M. 6, 415; 8, 270 sqq.; Verg. A. 11, 270; Caes. B. C. 3, 35; Mart. 9, 49; ace. Calydonem, Plaut. Poen. prol. 72;
Gr. Calydona,Verg. A. 7, 306; Ov. M. 9, 147.—
II Derivv.
A Călўdōnĭus, a, um, adj., Calydonian:
sus,the Calydonian boar, sent by the enraged Diana, and killed by Meleager, Mart. 11, 19:
heros,i. e. Meleager, Ov. M. 8, 324:
amnis,i. e. the Acheloüs, id. ib. 8, 727;
9, 2: Tydidae hasta,of Diomedes, id. ib. 15, 769: regna, the kingdom of Diomedes, in Lower Italy (Daunia), id. ib. 14, 512.—As subst.: Călўdōnĭae, ārum, f., the Calydonian women, Sen. Herc. Oet. 583. —*
B Călўdōnĭăcus, a, um, adj., Calydonian:
rupes,Manil. 5, 180 (al. Călў-dōnēa).—
C Călўdōnis, ĭdis, f., a Calydonian woman:
Calydonides matres,Ov. M. 8, 527; cf. Stat. Th. 2, 736.—And kat' e)coxh/n = Deianira, Ov. M. 9, 112.