Editing Clotho (section)

=== The Calydonian Boar Hunt ===
A tale in which the Fates played an integral part was that of [[Meleager]] and the Brand, which [[W. H. D. Rouse]] describes in ''Gods, Heroes and Men of Ancient Greece''. Meleager led a hunting party to slay the [[Calydonian Boar]], which was set loose upon Calydon by [[Artemis]]. She was displeased at the Calydonian king for neglecting to make a proper sacrifice to her. After slaying the boar, Meleager presented the skin to a woman present at the party named [[Atalanta]], with whom he was smitten. His uncles were also part of the adventurous group, and they were upset by Meleager's gift to Atalanta. They believed a woman should not have the skin of the boar. As a result of this disagreement, Meleager slew his uncles, who were his mother's brothers. She was so enraged that she decided to take vengeance upon him. She remembered a visit that the Fates had made a week after Meleager was born. A Fate told Althaia that her son's life would expire when the burning log in the fireplace ceased to flame. She promptly extinguished the flames, preserved the log and hid it safely. In her rage over the loss of her brothers, she lit the log to punish Meleager. As the log was consumed in flame, Meleager burned to death.