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The Myth of Atalanta and the Golden Apples
An ancient Greek myth
Atalanta was born the princess of Arcadia, but her father wanted a boy instead of a girl, so he left her in the woods to die. She was found and raised by hunters and lived happily, eventually becoming a follower of Artemis, the Goddess of the Hunt. Atalanta was then reunited with her father, king Iasus of Arcadia, and he demanded she get married. Atalanta reluctantly agreed on one condition; anyone who wanted to marry her would have to race her, and those who lost would be killed. Many young men came to race her, but she was too fast and they all lost their lives. One day, a young man named Hippomenes was walking through the countryside when he saw Atalanta’s footrace. Hippomenes challenged Atalanta to race against him, and she agreed. Hippomenes knew he could not outrun her, so he prayed to Aphrodite, the goddess of love, for help. Aphrodite gave Hippomenes three golden apples and instructed him to throw one whenever Atalanta was too far ahead to beat. The footrace began, and Atalanta pulled ahead. Hippomenes took one of the golden apples and threw it as far in front of Atalanta as he could. Curious, Atalanta ran after the apple, straying from the path, buying Hippomenes time to pull ahead. Atalanta quickly retrieved the apple and took the lead. Hippomenes threw the second apple, and Atalanta retrieved it and pulled ahead. Hippomenes took out the third apple and threw it with all his might. Atalanta chased after it, but Hippomenes had thrown the apple farther than Atalanta realized. By the time she had returned to the course, Hippomenes had gone so far ahead, Atalanta could not beat him, and so they married. Atalanta and Hippomenes were turned into lions by Aphrodite because Hippomenes didn’t repay her for giving him the apples.
Sources:
Great Greek Mythology
https://greatgreekmyths.weebly.com/the-golden-apples.html
Britannica
https://www.britannica.com/topic/Atalanta
Study.com
https://study.com/academy/lesson/who-was-atalanta-in-greek-mythology.html
An ancient Greek myth
Atalanta was born the princess of Arcadia, but her father wanted a boy instead of a girl, so he left her in the woods to die. She was found and raised by hunters and lived happily, eventually becoming a follower of Artemis, the Goddess of the Hunt. Atalanta was then reunited with her father, king Iasus of Arcadia, and he demanded she get married. Atalanta reluctantly agreed on one condition; anyone who wanted to marry her would have to race her, and those who lost would be killed. Many young men came to race her, but she was too fast and they all lost their lives. One day, a young man named Hippomenes was walking through the countryside when he saw Atalanta’s footrace. Hippomenes challenged Atalanta to race against him, and she agreed. Hippomenes knew he could not outrun her, so he prayed to Aphrodite, the goddess of love, for help. Aphrodite gave Hippomenes three golden apples and instructed him to throw one whenever Atalanta was too far ahead to beat. The footrace began, and Atalanta pulled ahead. Hippomenes took one of the golden apples and threw it as far in front of Atalanta as he could. Curious, Atalanta ran after the apple, straying from the path, buying Hippomenes time to pull ahead. Atalanta quickly retrieved the apple and took the lead. Hippomenes threw the second apple, and Atalanta retrieved it and pulled ahead. Hippomenes took out the third apple and threw it with all his might. Atalanta chased after it, but Hippomenes had thrown the apple farther than Atalanta realized. By the time she had returned to the course, Hippomenes had gone so far ahead, Atalanta could not beat him, and so they married. Atalanta and Hippomenes were turned into lions by Aphrodite because Hippomenes didn’t repay her for giving him the apples.
Sources:
Great Greek Mythology
https://greatgreekmyths.weebly.com/the-golden-apples.html
Britannica
https://www.britannica.com/topic/Atalanta
Study.com
https://study.com/academy/lesson/who-was-atalanta-in-greek-mythology.html
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