Coming up with a quick Greek costume.
The back view--Greek hair.
Atalanta joins the men in the archery contest to kill the Hyperion Boar.
Atalanta and Hippomenes are "neck and neck" in the race.
Hannah was Atalanta ( the main character) in her Sixth Grade Greek Plays this year. Plot summary: When Alalanta is born, she is rejected by her father, King Mainalos because she is not a boy. He places her in the forest to die and she is raised by a pack of wolves and later a family of bears. When Athena is offended by the King, she sends a fire breathing boar to remind him of her help. They gather the best hunters around, including the female Atalanta to hunt and kill the boar. Atalanta shoots him with an arrow and Menelaus then uses his sword to cut off the boars head. They fall in love. Menelaus kils his two uncles defending Atalanta and for this he must die. His mother puts his log in the fire that the fates declared would not finish burning before he died (as an infant the mother snatched it up and hid the log to save her sons life). Atalanta vows to never marry and shun men after this. Aprodite
Atalanta (Greek: Αταλάντη, English translation: "balanced")(also called Atlanta) is a character from ancient Greek mythology.
Her father, Schoeneus or Iasius, wanted a son so badly that when Atalanta was born, he left her on a mountain top to die. Artemis sent a "she-bear" to suckle Atalanta, who learned to fight and hunt as a bear would. Some stories say that eventually (name needed) found her and raised her.
Atalanta, having grown up in the wilderness, became a fierce huntress and was always armed. It is said that she took an oath of virginity to the goddess Artemis. When two centaurs Rhoikos and Hylaios tried to rape her, Atalanta killed them.
CALYDONIAN BOAR HUNT: When Artemis was forgotten at a sacrifice by King Oineus, she was angered and sent a wild boar that ravaged the land, men, cattle and prevented crops from being sown. Atalanta joined Meleager and many other famous heroes on a hunt. Many of the men were angry that a woman was joining the hunt, but Meleagros, though married, lusted for Atalanta, persuaded them to join Atalanta in the chase. Several of the men were killed before Atalanta was the first to hit the boar and draw blood. After Meleager finally killed the boar with his spear, he awarded the boar skin to Atalanta. Meleagros’ uncles, Plexippus and Toxeus, were angry and tried to take the skin from Atalanta. In his anger, Meleagros killed his uncles. In her grieving, Meleagros’ mother Althaia “kindled the brand,” and Meleagros died.
After the Calydonian Boar Hunt, Atalanta was discovered by her father. He wanted her to be wed, but Atalanta, uninterested in marriage, agreed to marry only if her suitors could outrun her, though fully armed, in a footrace. King Schoineus agreed and many young men died in the attempt until Melanion (or Hippomenes) came along. Melanion asked the goddess Aphrodite for help and she gave him three golden apples to toss as Atalanta caught up, in order to slow her down. Melanion tossed the apples every time Atalanta came near him and in this way came to marry Atalanta. (Article summary compliments of Wikipedia).
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