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Atalanta
Sign in to savethumb|Atalanta surrounded by three Erotes, Attic white-ground [[lekythos, c. 500–470 BC]]
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13 sectionsContents
- Mythology
- Early life
- The voyage of the Argonauts
- The Calydonian boar hunt
- Footrace
- Metamorphosis into lions
- Modern
- Gallery
- Explanatory notes
- Citations
- General and cited sources
- Further reading
- External links
thumb|Atalanta surrounded by three Erotes, Attic white-ground [[lekythos, c. 500–470 BC]]
Atalanta (; ) is 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. In both versions, Atalanta was a local figure allied to the goddess Artemis; in such oral traditions, minor characters were often assigned different names, resulting in minor regional variations.
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