Greek ?ταλάντη Atalantē) is a personality in Greek mythology, a virgin huntress, unwilling to marry, and liked by the hero Meleager Based on the Bibliotheca of pseudoApollodorus, Atalanta was the daughter of Iasus, son of Lycurgus, and Atlanta was the daughter of Clymene and the Arcadian King, Ovid There were rumours, however, that her father was the Greek god, Apollo Unsurprising, as the Greek gods did have a sneaky habit of frequenting the marital bed, anyone's but their own it seemsGreek Mythology Heroes If a hero is properly defined as somebody who does something dangerous to help somebody else, then the heroes of Greek mythology do not qualify They were a pretty selfish bunch, often with additional antisocial tendencies thrown into the bargainin other words, not exactly role models for the younger generation of today Atalanta A Heroine In The Age Of Heroes Wiki Hellenistic Polytheism Amino Atlanta hero greek mythology