Atalanta
Profile
Atalanta was no damsel in distress. Known for being a kick-butt huntress and a super-fast runner, this lady had a habit of ticking off macho men who couldn't stand that a woman was better at typically manly activities. Some of Atalanta's most famous feats were drawing first blood in the hunt for the Calydonian Boar, slaying some unruly centaurs, and voyaging with Jason and the Argonauts on the Quest for the Golden Fleece. Her biggest defeat was losing a foot race to a suitor named Hippomenes, who she had to marry after. Hippomenes totally cheated, though, so maybe we shouldn't count it as a defeat. All in all, Atalanta was one tough chick.
Basic Information
Name Atalanta
Nickname The huntress, the Atalantanator
Sex Female
Current city Elysium
Work & Education
Occupation Huntress
Princess of ArcadiaEducation Artemis' School of Wilderness Survival
Beliefs
Political views Amazonian Feminist
Family & Friends (& Enemies)
Parents Iasus (my jerk-wad dad who abandoned me at birth)
Kymene (my mom)Siblings None
Children Parthenopaios (who some say I had with Hippomenes)
Friends Jason and the Argonauts (who I joined in the Quest for the Golden Fleece)
Meleager (who stood up for me on the Calydonian Boar Hunt)
Artemis (my goddess of choice)Enemies Hippomenes (who totally cheated in our foot race that forced me to marry him)
Plexippus, Toxeus, Iphicles, and Eurypylus (who tried to take the hide of the Calydonian Boar from me)Relationships
Relationship status Married to Hippomenes (unwillingly)
Interested in Nobody
Favorites
TV Shows Quotations "My heart is a lonely hunter that hunts on a lonely hill."
– William Sharp
"Not even girls want to be girls as long as our feminine archetype lacks force, strength, and power."
– William Moulton Marston
"A hard headed woman is a thorn in the side of man."
– from "Hard Headed Woman" by Wanda Jackson
"R.E.S.P.E.C.T. Find out what it means to me."
– from "Respect" by Aretha Franklin
"Don't hide yourself in regret.
Just love yourself and you're set.
I'm on the right track baby.
I was born this way."
– from "Born this Way" by Lady GagaBooks The Deerslayer by James Fenimore Cooper
The Awakening by Kate Chopin
The Woman Warrior by Maxine Hong Kingston
The Call of the Wild by Jack London
Antigone by Sophocles
Incidents in the Life of a Slave Girl by Harriet Jacobs
The Girl With the Dragon Tattoo by Stieg Larsson (Lisbeth is no joke.)
The Jungle Book by Rudyard Kipling
The Scarlet Letter by Nathaniel Hawthorne
Saint Joan by George Bernard Shaw (I think she must've been descended from me.)Music Born This Way by Lady Gaga
Hunter by Björk
It's a Man's World by James Brown
Four Women by Nina Simone
The Distance by Cake
Samson by Regina Spektor
Respect by Aretha Franklin
Hard Headed Woman by Wanda JacksonMovies Brave
Mulan
Million Dollar Baby
The Girl With the Dragon Tattoo
Wrestling Women USA!
Kill Bill: Vol 1
GirlfightActivities & Interests
Likes Marion Jones
Big Buck Hunter
Feminism
Safaris
Roller Derby
WNBAInterests Wildlife Conservation
Groups Society of Female Warriors
1,000,000 Hunters United
Stars of Track and Field
Roller Derby Girls
WNBASpotter's Guide
Atalanta might be a little hard to spot because she's a super-fast runner. A lot of times, she'll just be that blur zipping by in the blink of eye. If you ever catch her sitting still, though, you'll see that she's a handsome woman, usually dressed in hunting clothes. Yeah, she was all about hunting, and used to get a lot of crap for being too "manly." She doesn't give a flip what anybody thinks, though. This lady does exactly what she wants.
Sex: Female
Age: Twenties
Build: Toned
Complexion: Tan
Hair Color: Brown or black
Facial Hair: None
Scars/marks/tattoos: None
Jewelry and accessories: None
Clothing: Hunter's clothes
Armor: None
Type of Weapon: Bow and arrows, Spear, SwordTypical Companions
Jason and the Argonauts
MeleagerKnown Hangouts
The woods
Sightings
Jan 1, 1970 - Jan 1, 1970
The Library by Apollodorus
Read all about Atalanta's wild upbringing, her boar hunting skills, and her bad luck with races in this ancient text.
Dec 20, 2019
The Metamorphoses by Ovid
Big surprise! The myth of Atalanta is included in this collection of poems just like practically every other Greek myth ever.
Dec 20, 2019
Atalanta by George Frideric Handel
Not only can Atalanta hunt and run, she also can belt out a mean aria. Don't believe us? Check out this opera about her and Meleager.
Dec 20, 1999
Hercules: The Legendary Journeys
Atalanta shows up as a lady blacksmith with a crush on Hercules in this long-running TV series.
Dec 20, 2019
Jason and the Argonauts
The huntress takes off with Jason on his quest for the Golden Fleece in this TV miniseries.