Heroine
Atalanta
Ἀταλάντη
Overview
Famed huntress who takes part in the Calydonian Boar Hunt and later races her suitors.
Generation
Heroic Age
Symbols
Bow, hunting spear
Parents
Children
No children recorded.
Related Myths
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The Calydonian Boar Hunt
Heroine and hunter -
The Death of Meleager
Huntress whose award of the boar prize triggers the fatal family dispute -
Atalanta and the Golden Apples
Central heroine