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Schoeneus
A Boeotian, father of Atalanta, son of Athamas. (see Ancient Schinos in Boeotia)
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Atalanta
Daughter of Iasus and Clymene or daughter of Schoeneus, exposed by her father, suckled by a shebear, a virgin huntress, kills two centaurs, hunts the Calydonian boar, wrestles with Peleus, races with her suitors, won by Melanion with golden apples, changed into a lion, mother of Parthenopaeus, shoots Calydonian boar, creates spring by striking rock with spear, A. with fawn, her race-course, in the Argo.
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Atalanta: The Arcadian Version. Atalanta, daughter of Zeus and Clymene, was exposed by her father, who had desired male offspring only. She was suckled by a bear, until she was found and brought up by a party of hunters. Under their care she grew up to be a huntress--keen, swift, and beautiful. She took part in the Calydonian boarhunt, was the first who struck the boar, and received from Meleager the head and skin of the beast as the prize of victory. She is also associated with the voyage of the Argonauts. She turned a deaf ear to the entreaties of her numerous suitors; but at last she propitiated the wrath of Aphrodite by returning the faithful love of the beautiful Milanion, who had followed her persistently, and suffered and struggled for her. Their son was Parthenopaeus, one of the Seven against Thebes. Swinburne's poem, Atalanta in Calydon, gives a magnificent setting to the story. (more about Atalanta see Schinos, ancient city, Boeotia )
| This text is from: Harry Thurston Peck, Harpers Dictionary of Classical Antiquities. Cited Jan 2003 from The Perseus Project URL below, which contains interesting hyperlinks |
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The Story of Atalanta
From the book:
Old Greek Stories by James Baldwin
Bringing Yesterday's Classics to Today's Children
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