Atalanta - Christian
doesn’t know father
left in woods
father wanted a son
father is king of oatia (sp?)
woods of arcadia
she-bear took her in
hunters seperated them
grew to be one of most beautiful women
virgin
outrun/outwrestle
beat pelios (sp?)
denied from going on Argo
calydonian boar
omitted sacrifice to artemis
meleager got credit
mother was althea
got it in the neck with a spear
she shot arrows into eyes
he gave her the hide
uncles didn’t like that woman got fur
if he didn’t want it, the uncles should get it
uncles stole hide (some say demanded, others stole)
he killed all of them
and gave skin back
mother very angry
he died too
father back in touch with her
reluctantly moved back in
on condition to stay a virgin
he went back on agreement
anyone who could be her in a foot race could marry her, those who lost would die
foolhardy or dumb
hippomenes
smart
shocked at people going to get killed
he fell in love with her
he wanted to marry her
first went to Aphrodite
gave him 3 irresistible golden apples
was good runner, but no match for her
threw apples
1st one off track (either near or in bushes)
she stops and keeps running
passed him back
⅔ through race
threw next one farther
but still overtook him
threw last one deep into bushes and he won
hippomenes
once won, he forgot to thank aphrodite
sent desire
laid together in zeus temple...
turned them into lions

some stories say it was later in life, laid together in woods during hunting trip

differences:
- uncles demanding vs stealing skin
- threw 1st apple just on track vs in bushes
- when turned into lions


themes:
- thank the gods after!
- don’t tell aphrodite you’re a virgin
- golden apple motif