Atalanta 4: I love that you call these human girls ‘little bears!
Young girls flock to the temple of Artemis to become arktoi – little bears – and are fascinated by Atalanta, who teaches them the ways of the forest.
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Artemis and Athena agree that Atalanta is ready to meet the arktoi – ‘little bears’ – young followers of Artemis. Atalanta teaches the girls to hunt and fish and the ways of the wild and is surprised by how much she starts to enjoy their company. When the arktoi return home to their families, Atalanta decides she wants to learn more about the human world and strikes out on her own. But danger lurks in the forest.
