Atalanta

Atalanta was the daughter of Esceneo, king of Arcadia. At birth his father, disappointed because he wanted a son, left at the top of a mountain to die. But the goddess Artemis will sent a bear that nursed and raised her. Atalanta became the Artemis's adopted daughter and she promise that she would never marry. She became a great hunter and the world's fastest runner.

King Eneo sent messengers for help with one boar that sorruond calydon and was very dangerous. They came brave hunters from all corners of Greece eager to have the honor of killing the boar and keep his skin as a trophy. Participants in the hunt were numerous. There was also a tall, thin girl, armed with bows and arrows, named Atalanta, who surprised everyone by its beauty. She was the first that catch the boar and she hurted it a lot with an arrow. But just becouse Atalanta’s work with the boar other hunter could kill the animal.

Atalanta's father, king of Arcadia, when he knew that his daughter had won Calydon’s boar skin felt very proud and callher and invited her to his palace. He apologize for left her alone in the forest, and he promised her to find her husband worthy of her. But as Atalanta had promised he would never marry. So she said she would be marry only one who win her a race, otherwise, he would die with Atalanta’s own sword. Many men tried to bit her, but anyone could. When the young Hippomenes, great-gandson of poseidon, saw Atalanta for the first time he fall in love inmediatly. He ask help from Aphrodite, who provided him with three golden apples. He distract her with them while both were running, each time he trow an apple Atalanta stop watch it carefuly and picked it up, he arrived to the goal before her and won the race. Hippomenes mary with Atalanta and both were happy for ever.