Have fun with a discussion on greek mythology with classroom plays. I love the myth and it is that, as much as the retelling or the pictures, that brings this up from a three for me. Atalanta is a female character from greek mythology with certain. Daedalus, echo and narcissus, the fortunate king, atalantas lovers by olivia e. But as she gets older, atalanta has no use for the gods and gives them. According to the bibliotheca of pseudoapollodorus, atalanta was the daughter of iasus, son of lycurgus, and clymene, daughter of minyas. Delving beyond the surface of the greek myth of the fleet footed pri. Atalanta is the best hunter, swiftest runner, and the allaround most eligible bachelorette in ancient greece. A greek myth shirley climo, alexander koshkin on amazon. Atalante is a character in greek mythology, a virgin huntress, unwilling to marry, and loved by the hero meleager.
The illustrations are good and have some really neat historically correct details that i approve of. In this play, explore the myth of atalanta and the great race while staging a reading with your entire class. 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. The race between atalanta and hippomenes, by nicolas colombel 16441717, liechtenstein museum.
Comic books have also used versions of her story, including hercules. In one race hippomenes or milanion was given three of the golden apples of the. This littleknown gem from greek mythology tells the story of atalanta and hippomenes. A stately picture book, well told with classically inspired paintings that amplify the drama and match the authors sensitivity to. In ancient greek mythology, there is a dearth of stories centred on female heroines. For example, a widely distributed folktale of an excellent marksman who is. One ancient greek female figure who is a heroine in her own right is atalanta. Ovid recreates the episode of the race with hippomenes book x and the.
The book is well written and the illustrations are. A greek myth has 3 available editions to buy at half price books marketplace. There are multiple versions of the story, but in all she is a great athlete, who will only consent to marry if a man can beat her in a race. This is a greek myth about atalanta, who may have been a real person. But it is their human frailities that make greek heroes so appealing. This is a faithful retelling of the original greek myth of atalantas childhood and race with melanion. Atalanta greek mythology britannica encyclopedia britannica. The myth of atalanta and hippomenes history of greece and rome. Atalanta is a character in greek mythology, a virgin huntress, unwilling to marry, and loved by. Hards book is a reworking of the classic handbook by h. Atalanta, in greek mythology, a renowned and swiftfooted huntress, probably a. It was told for many hundreds of years before the roman poet ovid recorded it in the first century.