Liv Reads Ovid: The Metamorphoses Book VIII
Let's Talk About Myths, Baby! | Greek Mythology & the Ancient Mediterranean
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The Dreadful Contest With the Boar
A band of valiant heroes went eager to slay the dreaded enemy. The young men raised a shout leveled their spears and brandished their keen weapons. Echion was the first to hurl his spear but slanting in its course and only glanced a nearby maple tree. Jason cut the air so swiftly hurled it seemed it might transfix the boars back. Diana struck the iron head from the shaft and the blunt wood fell harmless from his hide then was the monster's savage anger roused as the bright lightnings flash and his red eyes flamed.
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