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Early life
At birth, Atalanta was taken to Mount Parthenion to be exposed because her father had desired a son. A she-bear—one of the symbols of Artemis—whose cubs had been recently killed by hunters came upon Atalanta and nursed her until those same hunters discovered her and raised her themselves in the mountains. Atalanta then grew up to be a swift-footed virgin who eschewed men and devoted herself to the huntress Artemis.

Atalanta modelled herself after Artemis, wearing a simple sleeveless tunic that reached her knees and living in the wilderness. While living in the wild, Atalanta slew two centaurs, Rhoecus and Hylaios, with her bow after [a] [her beauty caught their attention and they attempted to rape her.]

[a] None of the three sources mention her beauty as the cause of Rhoecus and Hylaios' motivation. The first says they fell in love with her, the second say they insulted her, and the third mentions no motivation.


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The voyage of the Argonauts
Black-figure pottery showing a wrestling match between Peleus and Atalanta during the funerary games of King Pelias. In the background, the prize of the duel: the skin and the head of the Calydonian boar.

Atalanta is only occasionally mentioned in the legend of the Argonauts; however, her participation is noted in the Pseudo-Apollodorus account, which says that during the search for the Golden Fleece, Atalanta, who was invited and invoked the protection of Artemis, sailed with the Argonauts as the only woman among them. In Diodorus's account, Atalanta is not only noted to have sailed with the Argonauts but to have fought alongside them at the battle in Colchis, where she, Jason, Laertes, and the sons of Thesipae were wounded and later healed by Medea. In the account of Apollonius of Rhodes, [b] [Jason prevents Atalanta from joining not because she lacks skill but because as a woman she has the potential to cause strife between men on the ship.]

After the death of King Pelias in Iolcus, funeral games were held in which Atalanta defeated Peleus in a wrestling match. This match became a popular subject in Greek art.

[b] So the source says "but he himself of his own accord prevented the maid, for he feared bitter strife on account of her love." (768) Checking on the original text Apollonius uses the word φιλότης which means friendship, affection love, but in epic poetry can mean intercourse. I am very eager for suggestions on how to clarify this language