Erymanthian Boar

The Erymanthian Boar ( Greek ἐρυμάνθιος κάπρος erymanthios kapros ) and the Calydonian boar were in Greek mythology, descendants of the mighty sow Phaia.

The Erymanthian boar is named after the mountain Erymanthos in Arcadia. He was, as the kerynitische doe, dedicated to the goddess Artemis and devastated the area around the mountain Erymanthos.

In order to stop her raging halt, Heracles was entrusted with the task to capture him alive and bring to Mycenae. To this end, the hero drove him out of the thicket of the forest, where dwelt the boar out and deep in a field of snow into it. The boar tired quickly and Heracles had thus fulfilled another object.

A popular motif in Greek art is the moment in which Heracles the living Eber brings to his master Eurystheus, who fearfully hiding in a large barrel.