Detail of Theseus and the Krommyon Sow from a vase depicting the labours of the hero. In this scene the old hag Phaia drives her sow on against the club-wielding hero.
The Krommyonian Sow was a pig that attacked the countryside by Krommyon. The Krommyonian Sow once belonged to Phaia, an old lady.
Mythology[]
As one of the Labours of Theseus, he slew the sow and its owner, Phaia.
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Terracotta version of Theseus killing the Krommyonian Sow
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