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Atalanta (/ ˌ æ t ə ˈ l æ n t ə /; Ancient Greek: Ἀταλάντη, romanized: Atalántē, lit. 'equal in weight') is a heroine in Greek mythology. There are two versions of the huntress Atalanta: one from Arcadia, [1] whose parents were Iasus and Clymene [2] [3] and who is primarily known from the tales of the Calydonian boar hunt and the Argonauts; [4] and the other from Boeotia, who ...
Articles relating to Atalanta and her depictions. She was a heroine in Greek mythology.There are two versions of the huntress Atalanta: one from Arcadia, whose parents were Iasus and Clymene and who is primarily known from the tales of the Calydonian boar hunt and the Argonauts; and the other from Boeotia, who is the daughter of King Schoeneus and is primarily noted for her skill in the footrace.
Parthenopaeus was the son of Atalanta by either her husband Hippomenes (Melanion), [6] [7] [8] or by Meleager, [9] or Ares. [10] A less common version makes him a son of Talaus and Lysimache [11] [12] (which would make him a close relative of the other members of the Seven and thereby a motive for his involvement in the war).
Alcippe a daughter of Ares; raped by Halirrhothius, the son of Poseidon. Alcmene; raped by Zeus in form of her husband Amphitryon, resulting in the birth of Heracles. Apemosyne; raped by Hermes, after slipping on skinned hides that he placed on her path. Atalanta; attempted rape by the centaurs Rhoecus and Hylaios, both of whom she slew with ...
The name Hippomenes may also refer to the father of Leimone. Atalanta and Hippomenes, Guido Reni, c. 1622–25. In Greek mythology, Hippomenes (/ h ɪ ˈ p ɒ m ɪ n iː z /; Ancient Greek: Ἱππομένης), also known as Melanion (/ m ə ˈ l æ n i ə n /; Μελανίων or Μειλανίων), [1] was a son of the Arcadian Amphidamas [2] or of King Megareus of Onchestus [3] and the ...
A huntress named Atalanta who raced against a suitor named Melanion, also known as Hippomenes. Melanion used golden apples to distract Atalanta so that he could win the race. Though abandoned by her father as an infant, Atalanta became a skilled hunter and received acclaim for her role in the hunt for the Calydonian boar.
He is a poet and loves telling stories, but is lonely. Lykas – Chief of the Nisyros, a tribe of centaurs who raised Atalanta after the death of her parents. Lykas is the descendant of Hermes whom the Oracle foresaw helping Jason on his quest. Despite being one of Hermes' most devout followers, Lykas hardly resembles the trickster god.
In Greek mythology, Pallene (/ p ə ˈ l iː n iː /, pə-LEE-nee; Ancient Greek: Παλλήνη, romanized: Pallḗnē pronounced [pallɛ̌ːnɛː]) is a Macedonian or Thracian princess, the daughter of King Sithon who ruled over Odomantice, an ancient region right where Macedonia meets Thrace. Pallene saw many of her potential suitors die at ...