Message #76826

[Ian Nottingham]

 
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She was also a huntress goddess from very ancient times and the cult symbol of Sais is a target with two arrows crossed through it.
The only connection I can see with a greek godness is

Atalanta -
Atalanta was a renowned huntress and daughter of of Iasus, king of Arcadia and Clymene. Iasus put Atalanta on Mount Parthenon to die because he didn’t want a girl. Artemis sent a she-bear to take care of the baby. A band of hunters reared the child. Her hunting skills were so excellent that she dared to hunt with the all male hunting groups that went after the Calydonian Boar at the request of Meleager, prince of Calydon. Atalanta was the first to spear the boar. Meleager killed the boar and presented its hide and tusks to Atalanta, thus causing anger and strife among the men. Of course now she was famous, King Iasus claimed her as his long lost daughter and told her to marry. Atlanta was told by an oracle that she wouldn’t be happy in marriage, so she set out a contest for suitors; they would foot race her, if he lost, he would die. One suitor, Melanion, was helped by Aphrodite. She gave him 3 golden apples, he threw these off path during the race. Atalanta couldn’t resist these apples and she had to go pick them up, thus losing the race. She then married him.

http://members.tripod.com/~Poseidon64/heroes.html



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