Atalanta
| Atalanta | |
|---|---|
Princess of Arcadia | |
| Member of the Argonauts | |
| Abode | Arcadia |
| Symbols | Golden apple, bear, lion |
| Genealogy | |
| Parents | |
| Consort | Meleager Ares (possibly) Hippomenes (or Melanion) |
| Offspring | Parthenopaeus |
Atalanta (/ˌætəˈlæntə/; Ancient Greek: Ἀταλάντη, romanized: Atalántē, lit. 'equal in weight') 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.