![]() Raised by bears under the watch of the goddess Artemis, who teaches Atlanta to run and hunt and be self reliant. Atlanta was the daughter of the King of Arcadia, but because she was a girl she was left on a hill to die of exposure. ![]() Like many Greenk Heroines, she is a strong and powerful woman but unlike many she is not the daughter of a god or goddess. This is a pretty fast paced read, that takes the reader on the journey to Colchis with a ship full of hero’s and one mighty heroine.Īs mentioned above I have heard of Atlanta but not much her story. Jennifer Saint brings to light Atlanta’s story, the only woman to have sailed on the Argo with Jason and the Argonauts in their quest for the Golden Fleece. I knew the stories of her previous characters quite well but Atlanta I knew only by name. But can she carve out her own place in the legends in a world made for men?Īfter the success of her previous books, Ariadne and Elektra Jennifer Saint has written her third book based on another female from Greek Mythology, Atlanta. Swearing that she will prove her worth alongside the famed heroes of Greece, Atalanta leaves her forest to join Jason’s band of Argonauts. ![]() Left exposed on a mountainside, the defenceless infant Atalanta is left to the mercy of a passing mother bear and raised alongside the cubs under the protective eye of the goddess Artemis. When a daughter is born to the King of Arcadia, she brings only disappointment. ![]() Publisher : Wildfire 1st edition (13 April 2023) ![]()
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