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King Iasius. He abandoned her at birth because she was a girl and he wanted a son.

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Was Zeus atalanta's father?

No; Atalanta's father is Iasus (Iasion or Iasius) with Clymene.Or; Schoenus.


How did atalanta's father attempt to kill her?

He exposed baby Atalanta to the wilderness to die.


What did Atalanta's father do to her when she was born?

Atalanta's father abandoned her in the wilderness because he wanted a son instead of a daughter. She was eventually rescued and raised by a she-bear.


How did Atalanta beat Perseus in a wrestling match?

Atalanta wasn't known to have beaten Perseus. She did, however, beat Peleus, the father of Achilles.


Atalanta father was disappointed in having sired a daughter what did he do with her?

He abandoned her to the wild.


What does the character 'Atalanta' in Greek mythology represent?

In Greek mythology, Atalanta is a virgin who hunts and does not want to marry. She is loved by Meleager. She was left to die on a mountain by her father and was raised as a huntress and later reunited with her father.


Why was in the Atalanta wilderness as an infant?

In the Greek myth of Atalanta, the huntress was said to have been left in the wilderness as an infant because her father wanted a son and was disappointed by the birth of a daughter. Atalanta was a favorite of the Greek goddess Artemis.


Where did Atalanta grow up?

Atalanta's father wanted a boy so bad that when Atalanta was born, he exposed her on a hill were she was suckled by a she bear, sent by Artemis, until a group of hunters found her and raised her to womanhood. No geographical place is mentioned.


Who was atalanta family?

Her father was named Iasus, and she was married to a man named Melanion/Hippomenes.


Who was Atalanta?

Atalanta was a heroine in Greek mythology.


Who nursed Atalanta?

Atalanta was nursed by a she-bear.


How did Atalanta die?

atalanta was turned into a lion with hippomenes