Jul 7, 2023 · Atalanta has appeared in several novels, too, such as Atalanta and the Arcadian Beast (2003) by Robert J. Harris and Jane Yolen and Outrun the Wind (2018) by Elizabeth Tammi. Atalanta is featured in several video games, including the Golden Sun series, Herc’s Adventures (an expansion of Zeus: Master of Olympus ), Rise of the Argonauts , and ...

Jun 20, 2023 · Atalanta, a female hero connected with either Arcadia or Boeotia, proved herself more than equal to her male counterparts. A skilled hunter and warrior, she distinguished herself among the Argonauts and drew first blood during the Calydonian Boar Hunt. One famous myth told of how Atalanta would only marry a man who could best her in a footrace.

Jul 11, 2023 · Meleager, however, had fallen in love with Atalanta and offered her the boar’s hide, saying that it was hers because she drew first blood. This led to a quarrel between Meleager and his uncles (named by some authors as Plexippus and Toxeus), who tried to take the hide from Atalanta. Meleager defended her and ended up killing his uncles.

Mar 23, 2023 · Ladon was a formidable serpent or dragon, tasked with guarding the golden apples hidden in the Garden of the Hesperides. When Heracles came to steal the apples for his eleventh labor, he first had to find a way around the imposing Ladon.

Oct 4, 2023 · Althaea, daughter of Thestius, was the wife of the Calydonian king Oeneus. She was best known for bringing about the death of her son Meleager after he killed her brothers in a quarrel during the Calydonian Boar Hunt.

Mar 9, 2023 · Persephone was the daughter of Zeus and Demeter, the wife of Hades, and the queen of the Underworld. Her most important myth tells of how Hades abducted her, then tricked her into eating something in the Underworld so that she could never leave. Not even her mother, Demeter, could bring her home.

Dec 8, 2022 · Isis was the supreme sorceress and healer of the Egyptian pantheon, a devoted wife and mother. Thanks to her power and wits, she both saved her husband’s body and ensured her son Horus became king of the gods.

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Sep 6, 2023 · Ancaeus, son of Lycurgus of Tegea, was an Arcadian hero and strongman who wore a bearskin and wielded a double ax. He took part in the voyage of the Argonauts and was killed during the Calydonian boar hunt.

Mar 22, 2023 · The Centaurs inhabited the mountains of northern Greece, where they challenged (and were defeated by) many famous heroes, including Heracles, Pirithous, and Atalanta. Two of the Centaurs, Pholus and Chiron , were actually friendly to mortals, but they were the exception that proved the rule: for the Greeks, the Centaurs symbolized everything ...