Atalanta

Atalanta (/ˌætəˈlæntə/; Greek: Ἀταλάντη Atalantē) is a character in Greek mythology, a virgin huntress, unwilling to marry, and loved by the hero Meleager.

Atalanta was the daughter of Iasus (or Mainalos or Schoeneus, according to Hyginus), a Boeotian (according to Hesiod), or an Arcadian princess (according to the Bibliotheca). The Bibliotheca is the only one who gives an account of Atalanta’s birth and upbringing. King Iasus wanted a son; when Atalanta was born, he left her on a mountaintop to die. Some stories say that a she-bear suckled and cared for Atalanta until hunters found and raised her, and she learned to fight and hunt as a bear would. She was later reunited with her father.

Having grown up in the wilderness, Atalanta became a fierce hunter and was always happy. She took an oath of virginity to the goddess Artemis.

Calydonian Boar Hunt

When Artemis was forgotten at a sacrifice by King Oineus, she was angered and sent the Calydonian Boar, a wild boar that ravaged the land, men, and cattle and prevented crops from being sown. Atalanta joined Meleager and many other famous heroes on a hunt for the boar. Many of the men were angry that a woman was joining them, but Meleager, though married, lusted for Atalanta, and so he persuaded them to include her. Several of the men were killed before Atalanta became the first to hit the boar and draw blood. After Meleager finally killed the boar with his spear, he awarded the head to Atalanta. Meleager’s uncles, Plexippus and Toxeus, were angry and tried to take the skin from her. In revenge, Meleager killed his uncles. Wild with grief, Meleager's mother Althaea threw a charmed log on the fire, which consumed Meleager's life as it burned.

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Atalanta (Marvel Comics)

Atalanta is a fictional character appearing in American comic books published by Marvel Comics. 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

Nothing is known of Atalanta's life before she joined the Pantheon, a self-ruling organization that attempts to do good around the world. It is known that several years ago Atalanta was forced to kill the brother of an alien named Trauma. Trauma himself became obsessed with Atalanta. At first he thought it was a desire for revenge but later it turns into a desire to possess Atalanta.

It takes some time for Trauma to track down Atalanta. During this, she is part of a Pantheon patrol in the streets of New York during the Infinity Gauntlet incident. Dozens of New Yorkers have gone on a rampage; Atalanta is seen killing one and ordering her companion, Ajax, to kill others. Later, the inexplicable rampage calms down and the dead man's mother finds the body. Atalanta sees this and experiences remorse.

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Atalanta (1915 automobile)

The Atalanta was an English automobile manufactured in Greenwich, southeast London (then part of Kent until 1941) 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. The 9 hp light car sold for £195 with a non-proprietary four-cylinder 1097 cc engine.

The wartime economy was not good to them, and the business closed their doors by February 1917.

The company had no connection with the better known Atalanta of Staines, Middlesex made between 1937 and 1939.

TRF

TRF may refer to:

Sandefjord Airport, Torp, an international airport by IATA airport code

Tactical recognition flash, patch worn by UK armed forces

Terminal restriction fragments, used in measuring telomere length

Texas Renaissance Festival, USA

Thief River Falls, Minnesota, USA

Thoroughbred Retirement Foundation, racehorse rescue organization

Thyrotropin-releasing factor, a peptide hormone secreted by the hypothalamus

TRF (band), a J-pop group

Regional Federal Courts (Portuguese: Tribunais Regionais Federais), Brazilian Federal appellate courts

Tuned radio frequency receiver or TRF receiver, a type of radio receiver circuit

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TRF (band)

TRF (Tetsuya Komuro Rave Factory) is a Japanese pop group. Its members are rapper DJ Koo, lead vocalist Yu-ki, and dancers Chiharu, Etsu, and Sam.

History

The band debuted as "trf" in the year 1993. During the period of 1994 to 1995, the band released 5 singles produced by Tetsuya Komuro, each selling over a million copies under the Avex record label. In 1995, their song "Overnight Sensation: Jidai wa Anata ni Yudaneteru" received a Japan Record Award.

The following year, the band changed their name to an all-capital "TRF" with their single "Hey! Ladies & Gentlemen".

Yu-ki has also done voice acting for a children's animation movie Elmer's Adventure: My Father's Dragon, for which she sang the opening theme song as well. She has also performed the opening song to the 2006 Tokusatsu series Kamen Rider Kabuto as well as several variants to it.

Chiharu has worked on the choreography for J-Pop singer Shizuka Kudō, and has appeared in a drama as herself.

Sam was married to popstar and TK protege Amuro Namie in 1997, who was three months pregnant with his child at the time, but the couple were divorced in 2002, due to irreconcilable differences. Amuro has full custody of their son, Haruto.

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