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Atalanta (/ ˌ æ t ə ˈ l æ n t ə /; Ancient Greek: Ἀταλάντη, romanized: Atalántē, lit. 'equal in weight') is a heroine in Greek mythology. There are two versions of the huntress Atalanta: one from Arcadia, [1] whose parents were Iasus and Clymene [2] [3] and who is primarily known from the tales of the Calydonian boar hunt and the Argonauts; [4] and the other from Boeotia, who ...
A retelling of Atalanta performed by Alda and Thomas. Warwick sings "The Sun and the Moon" with many paintings of the sun and moon shown. Hoffman reads compositions by Jules Siegel. Smothers sings "Helping", a poem by Shel Silverstein. Thomas talks to children about having a sibling, then the Voices of East Harlem perform "Sisters and Brothers."
Atalanta (HWV 35) is a pastoral opera in three acts by George Frideric Handel composed in 1736. It is based upon the mythological female athlete, Atalanta , the libretto (which is in Italian) being derived from the book La Caccia in Etolia by Belisario Valeriani.
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A huntress named Atalanta who raced against a suitor named Melanion, also known as Hippomenes. Melanion used golden apples to distract Atalanta so that he could win the race. Though abandoned by her father as an infant, Atalanta became a skilled hunter and received acclaim for her role in the hunt for the Calydonian boar.
Atalanta: A Celestial Unicorn known as the Dreamspeaker. Known also as the Lady of the Moon, Atalanta is a beautiful silver-and-violet unicorn who dwells in the Celestial Valley. Her mate is Numinor, the Golden One. When the Shifter first took over Balinor, Atalanta sent Chase and Arianna to Glacier River Farm to protect them from harm.
The name Hippomenes may also refer to the father of Leimone. Atalanta and Hippomenes, Guido Reni, c. 1622–25. In Greek mythology, Hippomenes (/ h ɪ ˈ p ɒ m ɪ n iː z /; Ancient Greek: Ἱππομένης), also known as Melanion (/ m ə ˈ l æ n i ə n /; Μελανίων or Μειλανίων), [1] was a son of the Arcadian Amphidamas [2] or of King Megareus of Onchestus [3] and the ...
Algernon Charles Swinburne (5 April 1837 – 10 April 1909) was an English poet, playwright, novelist and critic. He wrote many plays - all tragedies - and collections of poetry such as Poems and Ballads, and contributed to the Eleventh Edition of the Encyclopædia Britannica.