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Artemis, the wild huntress-goddess, found the sleeping baby andsent a she-bear to look after it. A band of woodlanders saw the bear suckling her cubs in the mouth of her cave with a human child snuggled amonfjst them. Too wise to rob the bear directly of her young, they waited until they found the cubs untended and took the child away to be cared for properly. So Atalanta was brought up in the wilds among simple country people, which suited her better thanapalace. The bear's milk had made her so strong and forceful that despite her beauty she was treated as a boy. She handled weapons and hunted with the men, who thought of her as an equal. None of them would have dared to talk to her of love, for Atalanta despised softness and love never entered her head. Atalanta's attitude delighted Artemis, who detested love and punished any who dared to admire her moonlit beauty. She wanted Atalanta to join the huntress nymphs who were her followers, and gave her a grave warning: 'Never marry,for if you marry you will become acaptive till the end of your days.' rWhen Iasus heard of the golden-haired huntress who had appeared out of the wilds and shown such skill and courage in the boar hunt, he sent messengers to discover the truth about the girl. Then father and daughter were reconciled.Iasus was overjoyed;no son could have made him feel prouder. Nevertheless he felt his daughter should now behave as other daughters did. Almost his first words to her were,'Now we must 41 GREEK Nl Y'I'HS flnd a husband for you.'Atalanta hated the idea and would not hear of it.In the end she said,'Father, I agree on one condition.'fhe man who marries me mllst have outrun rne in er race. If any man wishes to try, and I outrlln him,I shall kill him with my arrow.' Many suitors were e,rger for the hand of Atalanta. 'fhey made light of the sinister condition, for it should not be difficult to ol-ltrlln agirl. Then they lerrned their mistake, for Atalant^ rafi f:rster than the wind and though each suitor went smiling to the starting point of the rece, none reached the winning post zrhead of her. Atalanta made each one pay the penalty. Even when it w:rs known that to race Atalanta meant certain death there were many men so in love with her that they were willing to try. '$Zhat fools they are,' exclaimed e yoLrng man czrlled Hippomenes when he heard of these infatuated suitors racing to their death.'I wouldn't risk my life for zr woman.' But the more Hippomenes thought about it the more curious he became to see this woman who could rob men of every shred of common sense. When the next hopeful suitors came along Hippomenes wzrs among the crowd that watchecl them race. tVhen he saw Atalanta dart forward he felt as though her zrrrow had already pierced his heart. Her beauty was so dazzlingthat it pained him to look at her.'Now I understand' he said, and hoped savagely that none of these young men would live to marry her. For Hippomenes had decided that at all costs he would run the race. 42 I rrrfl Atalanta ancl thc Golden Apples Knowing how foolish it would be to rely post and was soon level with Hippomenes, on his skill as a runner - though Atalantzr despite his start. As he ran he took one ol' gave all her suitors a head start - Hippomenes the golden apples and bowled it fast along prayed to Aphrodite for help. The goddess the ground, across her path. Atalanta saw it of love wzrs by no rleans pleased with gleam and paused to pick it up.In that instant Atalanta's attitude and very willingly listened Hippomenes shot past, straining every to him. She gave hirn three golden apples muscle to keep ahead. He had not reached from the tree that grew before her"temple. the half-way mark when Atalanta overtook 'Use these as I tell you,'she said,'and y<,rtt him. Hippomenes rolled the second apple in will win the race.' her way. Again, though she could not have said why, she felt she must have it. As she ran aside to get it Hippomenes passed hei He was in sight of the the winning ^garn.post when she sped by him, and in desperation he threw the last apple. Despite herself Atalanta stopped. Aphrodite's fruit seemed to beckon and she must have it. As she stretched her hand to it she heard the crowd cheering. Hippomenes had won the race and she was his. So Atalanta was married to a husband whom she liked better thanany other man Hippomenes was totally wrapped up in his new happiness, and never gaveathought to Aphrodite who had brought it all about. Such neglect of the gods is dangerous. The goddess angrily waited for offerings to be placed upon her altar, or songs sung to her or poems Hippomenes begged Iasus to let him be recited in her praise. \')fhen none appeared the next to rLln. When Atalantasaw his ezrger, she stepped into her swandrawn chariot and handsome face she felt such a liking for him flew to consult Rhea, the mother of the gods, that she hesitated.