Atalanta

 Atalanta, Badass Women of Greek Mythology

I love Greek mythology and I thought I will make a series of post and this time about some from Greek Mythology Super Girls 

Atalanta’s father dreamed of a son, and when her mother bore a daughter, he was so upset that he abandoned the baby in the forest. Atalanta was saved when a she-bear found her and took the girl as her own. Atalanta grew into a fierce huntress and had several heroic adventures.
When a nearby king neglected to include Artemis in an important sacrifice, the goddess felt scorned and sent a Caledonian Boar to wreak havoc on the kingdom. Atalanta joined a group of famous heroes tasked with killing the monster, even though most of them were really annoyed that a woman dared take part in such a dangerous task. After many of the men had been killed, Atalanta proved her worth as a hunter and was the first to successfully draw blood from the beast.
Perhaps the most famous story of Atalanta is her footrace. Atalanta’s father rediscovered her after the boar race and decided that she ought to get married. She, uninterested in marrying anyone, challenged all of her suitors to a footrace. Any man who beat her could marry her. Anyone who lost would be killed. Looking at the mounting body count, Hippomenes, the grandson of Poseidon, asked Aphrodite for help. Aphrodite gave Hippomenes three irresistible golden apples. Every time Atalanta began to overtake Hippomenes in the race, he would throw a golden apple behind him. Overwhelmed by the desire to touch them, she was forced to run after each one. Hippomenes thus became the only man able to outrun Atalanta and even he nearly lost.