The scourge of being a girl when your parents wanted a boy! Atalanta is left to die outside until a bear finds her and raises her. The goddesses Artemis is her protectress, but warns that favoritism will be withdraw should Atalanta married. I shook my head, as though I could dislodge the idea altogether. It would all change, even more so. A hundred men had come to marry her; the next one would take Menelaus’ place in an instant.

The story telling flows and the author did really well to breathe life into centuries old myths and legends that makes the reader really connected with the story. Then there is a but… I knew of Atalanta before reading this, but wasn't familiar with her story, which made this quite pleasant to read. I enjoyed her skill and strength, both mentally and physically. She knows that she's good at hunting for example and it's kinda fun watching a character believe in herself when so many others (the more arrogant male heroes in here for example) don't want her to succeed out of vanity or pride. She just knows her worth! Jennifer Saint weaved the few details known about her into a coherent and fast-paced plot that contained drama, love and action in equal measures. Sanderson, Peter. "The Frank Miller/Klaus Janson Interview", Daredevil by Frank Miller & Klaus Janson vol. 2, p. 305.

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A girl was born, and the King exposed her on the mountain, a mother bear raised her, she grew strong on bear milk and learned to wrestle with bear siblings, then Artemis came for her, and gave her to the nymphs to raise her in the forest of Arcadia. She got strong, fast, and fearless, her name is Atalanta. He was the greatest hero among us, surely the most famed in all of Greece. I had no doubt that the price of that glory was blood.

Entering Marvel Contest of Champions: Elektra– News– Marvel.com". Archived from the original on 11 October 2015 . Retrieved 1 April 2016. Two contradictory accounts of her family history have been given. In Elektra: Root of Evil #1–4 (March–June 1995), Christina is killed by assassins hired by Orestez, while in Elektra #18 (1995), she is killed by an insurrectionist during the Greek Civil War. In both accounts, she gives premature birth to Elektra just before dying. In 2011, Comics Buyer's Guide ranked Elektra 22nd in their "100 Sexiest Women in Comics" list. [58]An ancient story of love and sisterhood reimagined, Jennifer Saint's Ariadne is a truly masterful debut—compulsive, absorbing and lyrical. Saint breathes new life into the forgotten women of Greek mythology with a novel that's both incredibly absorbing, and full of heart.”—Katie Lowe, author of The Furies For some reason, Atalanta is then sent onto the Argo by Artemis to search for the golden fleece with Jason (this happens in one line of myth but not two others). There, Atalanta encounters other people, mostly men, as well as other parts of the world. Naturally, the author felt compelled to add some kind of romantic element but honestly, it made me roll my eyes. In 2020, CBR.com ranked Elektra 1st in their "10 Deadliest Female Assassins Of The Marvel Universe" list. [61] Even if you aren't into that you should still read this, so Atalanta doesn't get forgotten again. And also because I said so, and I'm right. You know I am, READ THIS BOOK!!!!

Menelaus can help Father with the ruling of Sparta,” Helen said. “And, of course, Father can help him in return.” Complex—and bold…Fans of Madeline Miller's Circe will enjoy this faithful retelling that centers the often-forgotten women of Greek myth.”— Booklist When Atalanta is older, Artemis, the goddess of the hunt and wilderness, comes for her. The Arcadian wood becomes Atalanta’s new home, where she’s surrounded by the nymphs. There were also some tangents that I didn't enjoy and that didn't make sense. It kind of felt like they were an afterthought and had very little baring on the main story or the characters. It all just felt like it was mish-mashed together, without any real plotting or character development. Following her previous film appearances, Elektra's film rights reverted to Marvel Studios in 2014 and became available for use in the Marvel Cinematic Universe. [101]An extremely compelling novel, particularly if you haven’t read much Greek mythology. However, I wanted a bit more drama and atmosphere to come through in the writing. Other than that, the positives do outweigh the less good parts and at 3.5 stars I am rounding up.

And so it was done, and all our father lost that day was a horse. Well, a horse and his daughter, I should say, and a niece as well, to make it quite the bargain. All were taken off his hands in one fell swoop, for Helen had only to breathe the name “Menelaus” before he was up, clasping her hand in his and stammering out his gratitude and devotion; Odysseus offered for Penelope in almost the next breath; but my eye was caught by the dark-haired brother, whose surly gaze stayed fixed upon the stone tiles. Agamemnon. Now my main issue is the romance. Both of them actually. I got intense whiplash from the transitions to romance because they came out of nowhere. While the friendships were set up great, the sudden switch to "okay let's kiss now" each time came out of nowhere, with little indication that the FMC was going to pursue a romantic relationship, aside from maybe two lines here and there clearly only written to guide the reader, which again, is more telling than showing. The entire first relationship was baffling, the characters behaved in jealous manners out of nowhere, nothing was clear, their entire romance felt bland and like an afterthought and it was so jarring that I actually considered DNFing. There is literally no proper character thought process to make the virginal hero of Artemis decide on a whim to abandon and risk her entire life for a married man. This isn't even counting the number of times characters seemed to disappear from scenes out of nowhere which was incredibly confusing.

In the Marvel Mangaverse, Elektra is evil and works for the Hand. When she is first introduced she encounters Daredevil who at first refuses to believe that she was working for the enemy. After a tearful reunion they kiss and she says to him "You tried to save my soul once. Unfortunately there was nothing there worth saving" and then proceeds to cut him in half. Later, during her fight with Carol Danvers, she shows remorse for having killed him. Elektra thanks Carol when Carol cuts her in half with her own blades. [ volume&issueneeded] Marvel Zombies [ edit ] Howe, Sean (2012). Marvel Comics: the Untold Story. New York: Harper. p.351. ISBN 978-0-06-199210-0. in 2017, The Daily Dot ranked Elektra 16th in their "Top 33 female superheroes of all time" list. [59]