>>76986696The story is far more complex than that. These Wikipedia entries never really create a full picture of the story.
First of all, you have to have a frame of reference for what Calydon was like as a kingdom. Calydon was a land defined by a generations long blood feud between two rival families, kind of similar to the Hatfields and McCoys. Calydon was a rural, rustic land, so these people would be more "hillbilly" like than the civilized people of Athens. The land is associated with the characteristics of a large, angry boar in many ways, like Meleagers older brother Tydeus who carried a bronze shield engraved with the image of a boar bearing it's tusks, who is famous for his role in the Seven Against Thebes war, in which he bashed open the head of the man who mortally wounded him and gnawed on his brain while he was still alive, disgusting Athena who decided not to save him. In any case, these two families are unruly and violent people.
Meleager is the exception to this, the hero who could usher in a new age for Calydon. His father, the king of Calydon, a old man with dozens of children from various women who lives as a chilled out vinter making wine all day, married the oldest daughter of the king of their rival family Althaea in a move to create peace. Meleager was their son, and the physical manifestation of this move towards peace. He was among the greatest heroes of his time ascending beyond the petty conflicts of his two families, famous for his radiant silver armor. He was comparable to even Hercules himself, who felt threatened by the presence of his power when they crossed paths in the Underworld, as he stood unfearing of the horrors all around him.
What drew the monstrous boar to Calydon was Meleagers father forgetting to honor Artemis in their harvest festivals. The boar was Artemis's punishment, and Meleager was tasked with assembling the heroes of the land to defeat it.
