Atalanta was a disappointment to her father because she was a girl, so he exposed her, but the goddess Artemis favored and protected her. Atalanta grew to be a top athlete. In the Calydonian Boar Hunt, Atalanta was the first to pierce the boar's hide. She was such a fast runner that Aphrodite had to provide her opponent with a trick to enable him to beat her. She was one of the many Greek heroes known as Argonauts who went with Jason to fetch the Golden Fleece.
The Greek Hero Atalanta
The Greek hero Atalanta was an exceptional woman
Atalanta was incredibly fast and accurate with missiles. She was first to strike the Calydonian Boar and was one of the Argonauts.
Peleus and Atalanta wrestling, black-figured hydria, ca. 550 BC, Staatliche Antikensammlungen
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