The Golden Apples:
The Story of Atalanta
and Hippomenes
John Brown
Caitlin Bostic
Santana Bush
Characters
 Atalanta- Was the daughter of Iasion and Arcadia,
also a beautiful muscular young woman that was a
princess, was brought up by bears, abandoned at
birth by her dad due to being a female.
 Hippomenes- Went to Aphrodite for help to win the
race against Atalanta, and received golden apples
to his advantage.
 Aprohdite- Goddess of love and beauty, daughter of
Zeus and Dione, born in the foam in the sea
 Zeus- The King of all gods
 Venus- Goddess of love and beauty
 Iasion- The father of Atalanta
Plot / Setting
• Atalanta was abandoned by her father because of
her gender. Also raised by bears, she refused to get
married, but her father wanted her to get married.
So she challenged men in a foot race that wanted to
marry her.
• Hippomenes accepted Atalanta’s
challenge for marriage, received help from Aphrodite
or Venus and she lended him golden apples to
distract Atalanta during the race.
• Hippomenes won the race and they soon later were
married. They were caught laying in Zeus’s sacred
temple, and soon were turned into lions.
• Setting took place in the woods/ outdoors, also
some parts of the story took place in the holy
temple
The Race of Atalata and
Hippomenes
Symbolism
• Golden apples- Are known as a
beautiful fruit, had to use them
wisely
• Loin- Meaning strength
• Running sandals- Basically the
tennis shoes of our modern
world
Theme / Moral lesson
• Atalanta was alone because ahe did
not want to be married for her dad’s
sake, or marry for money. She
wanted to marry for love.
• Throughout the story she learned to
love someone for who he was and not
for what they can do.
Quotes/ lines
Quote by Hippomenes: “ No person could be worth such a risk! Only an
Idiot would try to win her for his wife!”
Quote by Apollo: “ You must never marry, if you do you will surely lose your own
identity.”
Quote by Atalanta: “ I will race anyone who wants to marry me! Whoever is so swift
that he can out run me will receive the prize of my hand in marriage, but whoever I
beat will die.”
Quote by Hippomenes: “ Forgive me, for I did not no so what of a prize she is.”
Quote by Atalanta: “ Go stranger, I’m not worth the loss of your life.”
Quiz