As a devout follower of artemis the virgin goddess of the hunt atalanta too decides to remain a virgin by any means necessary. She grows to be both a beautiful woman and a skilled huntress. The abandoned child of an arcadian king atalanta is rescued by a bear in the wild then adopted by hunters.
Thinking she was a cub she picked atalanta up and brought her to her den where atalanta was raised among the bears into adulthood. A mother bear came along and heard her cries. As soon as he saw that atalanta was a girl he ordered her to be left in the wilderness to die.
Atalanta was a princess born to king iasus of arcadia who wanted a son. Indeed such was the fame of atalanta that different regions of ancient greece would claim the heroine as their own and in particular both arcadia and. It was said though that atalanta was a match for any mortal born heroes of greek mythology.
Atalanta was a rare thing in greek mythology a heroine in a world where heroes were the norm. She is also mentioned as the daughter of mainalos or. According to the bibliotheca of pseudo apollodorus atalanta was the daughter of iasus son of lycurgus and clymene daughter of minyas.
Atalanta ˌ æ t ə ˈ l æ n t ə. She is also said to have challenged any of her suitors to a footrace.
In some accounts she is listed among the crew of the argo. She is known for her part in the killing of the calydonian boar and defeating peleus in a wrestling match. She grew to be an accomplished huntress and fighter.
Nov 17 2016 the greek mythology figure atalanta was abandoned as a child and raised in the wilderness.
Deviantart atalanta greek mythology. Atalanta has actually been one of my favourite heroes from greek mythology for a while. Largely because while we re always hearing about dudes like perseus heracles jason and their buddies going on cool adventures and fighting monsters and junk atalanta is as far as i m aware the only non amazon woman in greek mythology to really get. When atalanta was fully grown she took part in the hunt for the calydonian boar a huge and destructive beast that terrorized the realm of king oeneus. The king s son meleager fell in love with her and defended her from the insults of his uncles plexippus and toxeus who were appalled at the idea of a woman taking part in a man s sport.
Share your thoughts experiences and the tales behind the art. Atalanta in greek mythology a renowned and swift footed huntress probably a parallel and less important form of the goddess artemis. Traditionally she was the daughter of schoeneus of boeotia or of iasus and clymene of arcadia. Her complex legend includes the following incidents.
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See more ideas about atalanta greek mythology mythology. Apr 30 2018 explore eastroud3918 s board atalanta on pinterest. Her complex legend includes the following incidents.
Traditionally she was the daughter of schoeneus of boeotia or of iasus and clymene of arcadia. Atalanta in greek mythology a renowned and swift footed huntress probably a parallel and less important form of the goddess artemis. Share your thoughts experiences and the tales behind the art.
The king s son meleager fell in love with her and defended her from the insults of his uncles plexippus and toxeus who were appalled at the idea of a woman taking part in a man s sport. When atalanta was fully grown she took part in the hunt for the calydonian boar a huge and destructive beast that terrorized the realm of king oeneus. Largely because while we re always hearing about dudes like perseus heracles jason and their buddies going on cool adventures and fighting monsters and junk atalanta is as far as i m aware the only non amazon woman in greek mythology to really get.
Atalanta has actually been one of my favourite heroes from greek mythology for a while.
