chapter 8: Atalanta of Arcadia

2: ARTEMIS AND THE MOTHER BEAR

My story begins in abandonment and divine mercy. Cast out by my father for being born a daughter, I am left to die in the wilderness until Artemis sends a sacred she-bear to nurse and protect me. The goddess watches as I survive beneath the pines, guarded by her chosen creature. In the silence of the wild, I learn strength, endurance, and the quiet favor of the divine.

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