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S2E3 - Atalanta the Warrior

Greeking Out from National Geographic Kids

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The Story of Atlanta the Bear Cub

Atlanta was daughter to a father who really wanted a son. King Schenius had her carried out into the Arcadian Mountains and left there. The goddess Artemis took pity on the little girl and inspired this particular mama bear to raise the human child as one of her own. There has only been one recorded case of a feral child adopted by bears.

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