atalanta (greek mythology)

A retelling, with a modern spin, of the Greek myth in which Atalanta finally agrees to marry but only if the man can outrun her in a footrace.

Retells, in cartoon format, the story of Atalanta, a mortal woman raised by bears whose hunting skill won her the heart of Prince Meleager and the jealousy of the goddess Artemis.

Twelve-year-old Atalanta discovers a home and friendship with a bear, misunderstanding from town-dwellers, and grudging respect from the great hunter Orion, as she and the bear pursue the mysterious creature that killed her father.

Sixteen-year-old Atalanta, abandoned as an infant, has grown into a renowned archer, and the fastest mortal in the land, so when her father issues her an ultimatum that she must marry and produec an heir, she counters with the condition the one she marries must beat her in a footrace.

A Greek princess, raised by bears in the forest and then returned to her rightful place in the kingdom, refuses to marry unless the man can outrun her in a footrace.

After giving Athena a makeover Aphrodite becomes jealous of her friend, but she focuses on figuring out how to help a mortal win a race against Atalanta, which will result in either their marriage or his death.

Retells the myth of the Greek princess, rejected by her father, raised by bears, won in marriage in a race by Melanion, and then changed into a lioness by an angry Aphrodite.

In this modern version of Greek mythology, Hades, King of the Underworld, tells the true story of Atalanta, the foot race, and the golden apples.