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251 from Greek and Roman Materials

1. Dictionary of Greek and Roman Geography (1854) (ed. William Smith, LLD) alphabetic letter C
   Calydon was situated in a fertile plain near the Evenus, and at the distance of 7 1/2 (Roman) miles from the sea, according to Pliny It is frequently mentioned by Homer, who gives it the epithet of (26.17)

2. Dictionary of Greek and Roman Geography (1854) (ed. William Smith, LLD) alphabetic letter C
   In the Roman poets we find Calydōnis, a woman of Calydon, i. e. Deïanīra, daughter of Oeneus, king of Calydon (); Calydonius hers, i. e Meleager (Ibid. (18.05)

3. Dictionary of Greek and Roman Geography (1854) (ed. William Smith, LLD) alphabetic letter C
   ) Calydon was the head-quarters of the worship of Artemis Laphria, and when, the inhabitants of the town were removed to Nicopolis, Augustus gave to Patrae in Achaia the statue of this goddess which had belonged to Calydon. (17.14)

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7 from Renaissance Materials

1. Alexander Dyce, A General Glossary to Shakespeare's Works alphabetic letter A, entry Althæa
   Althæaburn'd Unto the prince's heart of Calydon—As did the fatal brand, The prince of Calydon is Meleager. (8.51)

2. Alexander Schmidt, Shakespeare Lexicon and Quotation Dictionary entry Proportion
   . unto the prince's heart of Calydon, . (7.93)

3. C. T. Onions, A Shakespeare Glossary entry Calydon
   Calydon:the prince of Calydon () = Meleager (son of Œneus of Calydon and Althæa), whom the Fates decreed to die when a certain log on the hearth was burnt. (5.86)

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1 from The Bolles Collection on the History of London

1. Sidney Lee, Dictionary of National Biography: Index and Epitome alphabetic letter M, entry 19996
   . and other Poems,’ 1842, and several plays, including the ‘Patrician's Daughter,’ 1841, ‘Strathmore’ (historical drama), 1849, ‘Marie de Méranie,’ 1850, ‘a stirring tragedy’; his ‘Hard Struggle,’ 1858, much praised by Dickens, and the most successful of all his pieces; ‘Donna Diana,’ 1863, his best play; from about 1863 contributed poetical criticism to the ‘Athenæum,’ including celebrated review of ‘Atalanta in Calydon’; published ‘Our Recent Actors . (2.96)

1 from Beazley Archive

1. Beazley Archive Pottery Database entry 218565
   AETOLIA, CALYDON (8.35)