Atalanta

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Atalanta is a renowned heroine in Greek mythology celebrated for her exceptional speed, hunting prowess, and role in adventures such as the Calydonian Boar hunt.

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Atalanta canonical 36

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Predicate Object
instanceOf heroine in Greek mythology
mythological figure
associatedTheme competition and hubris
female athleticism
virginity and marriage
associatedWithDeity Artemis
birthplace Arcadia (in many accounts)
category Characters in Greek mythology
Hunters in mythology
Women in Greek mythology
causeOfTransformation offending a deity (often Aphrodite) by making love in a sacred place
children Parthenopaeus (in many accounts)
linked to: Parthenopaeus
comparedTo male heroes for speed and courage
conditionForMarriage suitor must defeat her in a footrace
conflict Meleager’s uncles over the boar’s hide
culture Ancient Greek mythology
defeatedBy Hippomenes
gender female
literarySource Apollodorus’s Bibliotheca
Ovid’s Metamorphoses
Pausanias’s Description of Greece
notableFor being one of the few prominent mortal heroines in Greek myth
exceptional speed
footrace contest with her suitors
hunting prowess
participation in the Calydonian Boar hunt
participation in the voyage of the Argonauts (in some traditions)
parent Iasus (in one tradition)
linked to: Ἰασίων

Schoeneus (in another tradition)
participantIn Argonautic expedition (in some versions)
Calydonian Boar hunt
raisedBy hunters
she-bear
receivedFrom Meleager
receivedItem boar’s hide from the Calydonian Boar
region Arcadia
skill archery
hunting
running
spouse Hippomenes
symbolOf independent woman in Greek myth
transformedInto lion (in some traditions)
transformedWith Hippomenes (in some traditions)
linked to: Hippomenes
trickUsedAgainstHer golden apples of Aphrodite
vow to remain a virgin
weapon bow and arrows
spear

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Greek mythology hasHero Atalanta
Heroic Age associatedWith Atalanta
Serse character Atalanta
Kalydon associatedWithHero Atalanta
Argonauts hasMember Atalanta
Argo hasFigureFromMyth Atalanta
CalydonianBoar opposedBy Atalanta
CalydonianBoar firstWoundedBy Atalanta
Age of Heroes hasHero Atalanta
GreekHeroes includesHero Atalanta
Meleager spouseOrLover Atalanta
Meleager associatedWith Atalanta
Parthenopaeus hasMother Atalanta
Parthenopaeus hasParent Atalanta
Romilda hasSibling Atalanta
HWV 40 hasCharacter Atalanta
Hyleus contemporaryOf Atalanta
Argo crewMember Atalanta
subject linked to: ship Argo