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Atalanta
Atalanta is a character in Greek mythology.-Legend:Atalanta was the daughter of Iasus , a Boeotian or an Arcadian princess . She is often described as a goddess. Apollodorus is the only one who gives an account of Atalanta’s birth and upbringing...

is a heroine in Greek mythology.

Atalanta may also refer to:
  • Atalanta, a character in Handel's opera Serse
    Serse
    Serse is an opera seria in three acts by George Frideric Handel. It was first performed in London on 15 April 1738. The Italian libretto was adapted by an unknown hand from that by Silvio Stampiglia for an earlier opera of the same name by Giovanni Bononcini in 1694...

    , also known as Xerxes
  • Atalanta (island)
    Atalanta (island)
    Atalanti , is a small island off Locris, in the Opuntian Gulf, said to have been torn asunder from the mainland by an earthquake. In the first year of the Peloponnesian War this previously uninhabited island was fortified by the Athenians to prevent Locrian pirates attacking Euboea....

    , an island in the Opuntian Gulf in Greece
  • Atalanta (opera)
    Atalanta (opera)
    Atalanta is an opera in three acts by George Frideric Handel composed in 1736. It is based upon the mythological female athlete, Atalanta, the libretto being derived from the book La Caccia in Etolia by Belisario Valeriani...

    , an opera by Handel
  • Atalanta (Pantheon)
    Atalanta (Pantheon)
    Atalanta is a fictional character in the Marvel Universe.Atalanta is a member of the super hero family the Pantheon. Atalanta is an excellent archer and uses arrows and a bow made out of pure energy.-Fictional character biography:...

     is a member of the Pantheon, a fictional group from Marvel Comics
  • Atalanta (magazine)
    Atalanta (magazine)
    Atalanta was a British monthly magazine for girls, which was published between 1887 and 1898.-History:Named after the Greek mythological heroine Atalanta, the magazine was founded by L. T. Meade as a successor to Every Girl's Magazine. It appeared monthly from January 1887 at six pence per issue...

     (1887-1898), British literary magazine for girls.
  • Atalanta B.C.
    Atalanta B.C.
    Atalanta Bergamasca Calcio, commonly known as just Atalanta, Atalanta Bergamo or the abbreviation Atalanta BC, is an Italian football club based in Bergamo, Lombardy.They are nicknamed the Nerazzurri and the orobici...

    , an Italian football (soccer) club
  • Atalanta, Santa Catarina, a town in Brazil
    Brazil
    Brazil , officially the Federative Republic of Brazil , is the largest country in South America. It is the world's fifth largest country, both by geographical area and by population with over 192 million people...

  • Lake Atalanta
    Lake Atalanta
    Lake Atalanta is a reservoir along Prairie Creek in Rogers, Arkansas, used primarily for recreation. The lake is named for Atalanta Gregory, the wife of O.L. Gregory, who donated most of the land that now forms the lake...

    , a manmade lake in Rogers, Arkansas
  • Vanessa atalanta, a butterfly species
  • Operation Atalanta
    Operation Atalanta
    Operation Atalanta is a current military operation undertaken by the European Union and the European Union Naval Force. It is part of a larger global action by the EU in the Horn of Africa to deal with the Somali crisis; for example World Food Programme ships food aid to ports in Somalia and...

    , an EU naval mission

Vehicles

  • Atalanta, a GWR 3031 Class
    GWR 3031 Class
    The Dean Single, 3031 Class, or Achilles Class was a type of steam locomotive built by the Great Western Railway between 1891 and 1899. They were designed by William Dean for passenger work...

     locomotive built for and run on the Great Western Railway between 1891 and 1915
  • HMS Atalanta
    HMS Atalanta
    Eight ships of the Royal Navy have been named HMS Atalanta or HMS Atalante after the athlete in ancient Greek mythology. was a 14-gun sloop launched in 1775, renamed HMS Helena in 1801 and sold in 1802. was a 16-gun brig-sloop captured from the French in 1797 and wrecked in 1807. was an 18-gun...

    , six ships in the British navy

Automobiles

  • Atalanta (1915 automobile)
    Atalanta (1915 automobile)
    The Atalanta was an English automobile manufactured in Greenwich, southeast London from 1915 to 1917. One of a number of light car companies to start business during the First World War, the Atalanta was one of the latest startups...

    , a British car made from 1915 to 1917
  • Atalanta (1936 automobile), a touring model of the British Armstrong Siddeley
    Armstrong Siddeley
    Armstrong Siddeley was a British engineering group that operated during the first half of the 20th century. It was formed in 1919 and is best known for the production of luxury motor cars and aircraft engines.-Siddeley Autocars:...

     20/25 HP car line made from 1936 to 1938. As was their common practice, Armstrong Siddeley named automobile models after Armstrong Whitworth
    Armstrong Whitworth
    Sir W G Armstrong Whitworth & Co Ltd was a major British manufacturing company of the early years of the 20th century. Headquartered in Elswick, Newcastle upon Tyne, Armstrong Whitworth engaged in the construction of armaments, ships, locomotives, automobiles, and aircraft.-History:In 1847,...

     aircraft and aircraft engines to stress their engineering heritage.
  • Atalanta (1937 automobile)
    Atalanta (1937 automobile)
    The Atalanta was an English automobile manufactured from 1937 until 1939 by Atalanta Motors Ltd in Staines, Middlesex.Two models were made.The 1937 car used Albert Gough's somewhat erratic 4 cylinder overhead cam 1496 cc 78 bhp and 1996 cc 98 bhp engines with three valves and...

    , a British sports car made between 1937 and 1939
  • Bugatti Type 57#Atalante, a sports car made from 1936 to 1938

Airplanes

  • Armstrong Whitworth Atalanta
    Armstrong Whitworth Atalanta
    -See also:-References:FootnotesNotesBibliography* Flight, 8 July 1932, pp. 619–623.* Flight, 15 July 1932, pp. 661–665.* The Illustrated Encyclopedia of Aircraft . London: Orbis Publishing, 1985....

     (A.W. 15), a British airplane of the 1930s manufactured by Armstrong Whitworth
  • Lockheed P-38 Lightning
    P-38 Lightning
    The Lockheed P-38 Lightning was a World War II American fighter aircraft built by Lockheed. Developed to a United States Army Air Corps requirement, the P-38 had distinctive twin booms and a single, central nacelle containing the cockpit and armament...

    , known as the Lockheed Atalanta in design, a World War II era fighter plane

See also

  • Atlanta, Georgia
    Atlanta, Georgia
    Atlanta is the capital and most populous city in the U.S. state of Georgia. According to the 2010 census, Atlanta's population is 420,003. Atlanta is the cultural and economic center of the Atlanta metropolitan area, which is home to 5,268,860 people and is the ninth largest metropolitan area in...

  • Atlanta (disambiguation)
    Atlanta (disambiguation)
    Atlanta is a major city in the United States, located in the state of Georgia.Atlanta may also refer to:-In the world:*Atlanta, Nova Scotia, Canada*Atlanta, Región Autónoma del Atlántico Sur, Nicaragua-In the United States:*Atlanta, Arkansas...

  • Atalante (disambiguation)
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