According to ancient sources he was very tall and extremely muscular.
19+ Atalanta Greek Hero Pictures. Many men sought her hand in marriage, so she challenged them to a foot race. She grows to be both a beautiful woman and a skilled huntress.
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When atalanta was born, her father, who desired male children, abandoned her on mt parthenion, in the peloponnese, near the entrance of a cave to be devoured by the beasts. The hunt of meleager and atalanta (aka meleager, atalanta, and the hunt for the calydonian boar) also hadephone are goals in this one. She was the favourite of goddess artemis because of her survival instinct, courage and noble charachter.
Made for crystal canvas competition, didn't win, had fun though.
Ancient greeks even used the term herculean to describe a heavily muscled physique. This sculpture depicts the athletic body of atalanta as well as her love of running. The hunt of meleager and atalanta (aka meleager, atalanta, and the hunt for the calydonian boar) also hadephone are goals in this one. When atalanta was born, her father, who desired male children, abandoned her on mt parthenion, in the peloponnese, near the entrance of a cave to be devoured by the beasts.
