Question

Why is the king disappointed when his child is born a girl in atalanta the fleep footed huntress

Question 1 options:

He knows that the hunters will want to raise her to be a huntress instead of a quiet lady.


He does not want to give his daughter to the bear.


He thinks she can only sing and spin and can never be a king.


He is afraid that she will grow up to ride, hunt, fight in wars, and rule over a kingdom.

Answer 1

King Iasus of Arcadia was disappointed when his daughter was born as he would have preferred a boy child, and for this reason he ordered that the baby Atalanta be abandoned in the wilderness. According to the legend, a mother bear finds the infant girl and feeds her bear milk until some friendly hunters come along and take her under their wing.anation: