1. The Story of Atalanta
Ryan Janik

2. Characters Venus-narrator Adonis-listening Atalanta Hippomenes Cybele
Beautiful
Swift
Hippomenes
Suitor of Atalanta
Cybele
Earth Mother
Associated w/ Rhea

3. The Story Atalanta was a beautiful girl that could outrun any man
She was lonely and asked the oracle for marriage advise
Told, “You don’t need a husband.”
Decided to live alone in the woods, rejecting suitors

4. The Challenge Challenges suitors to race her
Win- Atalanta’s marriage
Lose- death
Hippomenes decides to challenge Atalanta
He is extremely confident
Must have her hand

5. The Race Hippomenes asks Venus for her aid with the race
She gives him 3 golden apples from a golden tree in Cyprus

6. The Golden Apples
During the race, Atalanta lingers to see Hippomenes’ face, but sprints ahead
Twice, he throws down an apple and Atalanta stops to pick it up
She catches up and passes though
Last apple thrown off course
Atalanta takes too much time to pick up and Hippomenes wins

9. After the Race
Hippomenes does not bring incense or thanks to Venus for her help
She fills him with desire to take Atalanta while passing a temple to Cybele
The gods turn their eyes away, but Cybele is furious
She thinks of drowning, but is too easy
Turns them into lions, which draw her carriage

10. Adonis
Venus tells Adonis not to attack animals such as lions that do not run away
One day, he attacks a boar, but it strikes him
Venus turns him into blood-red anemones using nectar
Easily blown away, ending life early