Articles related to "Atalanta"

The History of the Greeks is packed full of heroes: Achilles, Hercules and others. With a few exceptions, they were all men. Meet Atalanta, a noble female Greek heroine.

Many Greek legends have one message in common: do not fail to honor the Gods, or the consequences will be severe! Here is the tragic story of the Kingdom of Calydon.

Greek heroes were a fascinating lot. Here are a few of the more important ones.

Oppressive gender roles did little to encourage or document athleticism in the women of ancient Greece. Even so, women carried on exercising and competing.

The Red Admiral butterfly can be found in North America and Northern Europe in summer, but it has usually migrated up from the south. Plant some flowers to attract them.

For each ancient Greek hero, there was a monster for him to slay. Be it a snake-haired Medusa or a ravaging boar, the monsters are often more interesting than the heroes!

Locked in a labyrinth, the Minotaur demanded young men and women to eat until Athenian hero Theseus defeated it.

Mario Balotelli Barwuah is considered one of the most promising prospects in Italian football. But the central striker has plenty of friends and enemies.

Migrating insects return to the same wintering locations while they fuel, rest, and use routes and flight patterns that are similar to those used by birds.

W.E.B Du Bois discusses the internal conflict embattling many blacks and proposes that to overcome such internal tension, blacks must strive to be themselves.