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Erymanthian boar , in Greek mythology, a huge boar that ravaged the environs of Mt. Erymanthos. As his third labor, Hercules captured it by chasing it into deep snow and binding it with heavy chains.

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Erymanthian boar a monstrous boar, living on Mount Erymanthus in Arcadia and ravaging the surrounding countryside, which Hercules captured as the second of his Labours.

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