Atalanta: The Fastest Runner in the World

by Priscilla Galloway

This powerful story is a retelling of the classic Greek myth about the intervention of the goddess Artemis in the life of a young woman. Atalanta, the great hunter and runner, when forced to choose a husband, insists that any man who wishes to wed her must first defeat her in a race -- or die by her hand.

80 pages, Paperback

First published June 1, 1995

About the author

Priscilla Galloway is an award-winning Canadian children's literature author and former English teacher. She received a PhD from the University of Toronto in 1977 with her dissertation titled "Sexism and the senior English literature curriculum in Ontario secondary schools."

Reviews

[Jamie]

This is such a great book for a deeper look into Greek Mythology for kids and adults alike! I'd actually never heard of Atalanta. I started this as a read aloud for my son and he was enraptured with the story, especially during the story of the boar hunt.