Atalanta

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Atalanta is a renowned heroine in Greek mythology celebrated for her exceptional speed, hunting prowess, and role in adventures such as the Calydonian Boar hunt.

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Label Occurrences
Atalanta canonical 36

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Statements (47)

Predicate Object
instanceOf heroine in Greek mythology ⓘ
mythological figure ⓘ
associatedTheme competition and hubris ⓘ
female athleticism ⓘ
virginity and marriage ⓘ
associatedWithDeity Artemis ⓘ
birthplace Arcadia (in many accounts) ⓘ
category Characters in Greek mythology ⓘ
Hunters in mythology ⓘ
Women in Greek mythology ⓘ
causeOfTransformation offending a deity (often Aphrodite) by making love in a sacred place ⓘ
children Parthenopaeus (in many accounts) ⓘ
linked to: Parthenopaeus
comparedTo male heroes for speed and courage ⓘ
conditionForMarriage suitor must defeat her in a footrace ⓘ
conflict Meleager’s uncles over the boar’s hide ⓘ
culture Ancient Greek mythology ⓘ
defeatedBy Hippomenes ⓘ
gender female ⓘ
literarySource Apollodorus’s Bibliotheca ⓘ
Ovid’s Metamorphoses ⓘ
Pausanias’s Description of Greece ⓘ
notableFor being one of the few prominent mortal heroines in Greek myth ⓘ
exceptional speed ⓘ
footrace contest with her suitors ⓘ
hunting prowess ⓘ
participation in the Calydonian Boar hunt ⓘ
participation in the voyage of the Argonauts (in some traditions) ⓘ
parent Iasus (in one tradition) ⓘ
linked to: Ἰασίων

Schoeneus (in another tradition) ⓘ
participantIn Argonautic expedition (in some versions) ⓘ
Calydonian Boar hunt ⓘ
raisedBy hunters ⓘ
she-bear ⓘ
receivedFrom Meleager ⓘ
receivedItem boar’s hide from the Calydonian Boar ⓘ
region Arcadia ⓘ
skill archery ⓘ
hunting ⓘ
running ⓘ
spouse Hippomenes ⓘ
symbolOf independent woman in Greek myth ⓘ
transformedInto lion (in some traditions) ⓘ
transformedWith Hippomenes (in some traditions) ⓘ
linked to: Hippomenes
trickUsedAgainstHer golden apples of Aphrodite ⓘ
vow to remain a virgin ⓘ
weapon bow and arrows ⓘ
spear ⓘ

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Referenced by (36)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Greek mythology → hasHero → Atalanta ⓘ
Heroic Age → associatedWith → Atalanta ⓘ
Serse → character → Atalanta ⓘ
Kalydon → associatedWithHero → Atalanta ⓘ
Argonauts → hasMember → Atalanta ⓘ
Argo → hasFigureFromMyth → Atalanta ⓘ
CalydonianBoar → opposedBy → Atalanta ⓘ
CalydonianBoar → firstWoundedBy → Atalanta ⓘ
Age of Heroes → hasHero → Atalanta ⓘ
GreekHeroes → includesHero → Atalanta ⓘ
Meleager → spouseOrLover → Atalanta ⓘ
Meleager → associatedWith → Atalanta ⓘ
Parthenopaeus → hasMother → Atalanta ⓘ
Parthenopaeus → hasParent → Atalanta ⓘ
Romilda → hasSibling → Atalanta ⓘ
HWV 40 → hasCharacter → Atalanta ⓘ
Hyleus → contemporaryOf → Atalanta ⓘ
Argo → crewMember → Atalanta ⓘ
subject linked to: ship Argo