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information concerning holiday sailing in Turkey and Greece may be obtained by clicking on the gray links
immediately above. Thank You. Are you searching for a new luxury yacht on holiday charter in Turkey
and Greece? Or could you be searching for Atalante? Or Atalanta? Or Atlanta? Known to pre-history by each of
these names, Atalante was the daughter of Iasus, a prince of Arcadia in the Greek Peleponnesus, and it was
Dorian Arcadians who later settled the ancient city of Iasus on the shores of Turkey's Gulf of Gulluk just
north of the Bodrum Peninsula. Iasus had hoped for a son and in his disappointment abandoned Atalante in the
mountain forests of southern Greece. There she was found by Artemis in the form of a she-bear who suckled and
kept her warm until old enough to fend in the wild for herself. Atalante matured into a fleet-footed huntress
like her suckler. Exceedingly attractive, she was once spotted by two centaurs, half man and half horse, who
sought to make her theirs. Fleet but not fleet enough to escape such creatures, Atalante stood her ground and
put an arrow into each of her nemeses. Not long afterward she participated in the Calydonian Boar Hunt, the
only woman among many heroes of the age, including some future Argonauts. The boar in this instance, a
fearsome beast, had been sent by Artemis to frighten the King of Calydonia, Oeneus, and his son Meleager who
had failed to include the goddess in their sacrifices. Atalante, too, is said to have been
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sent by Artemis to ensure the boar did no more than
frighten the hunters. She appeared "The pride of the woods of Arcady. A shining buckle clasped her robe at the
neck (much as depicted to the right of center in the foregoing sarcophagus frieze); her hair was simply
dressed, caught up in a knot behind. An ivory quiver hung upon her left shoulder and in her hand was a bow."
(Apollodrus writing in the 1st or 2nd century AD) But the boar was not easily subdued and three of the heroes
lost their lives before Atalante put the first arrow into the boar, saving Meleager who rushed in for the
fatal spear thrust. Meleager was madly in love with Atalante, but Atalante would have none of him. She took
the honorary boar skin and departed the scene. In the aftermath of the Calydonian boar hunt some accounts have
Atalante sailing with the aforementioned Argonauts during their quest into the Black Sea in search of the
Golden Fleece. It is more certain that following the Argonauts return, Atalante attended the funeral games
celebrating the life of Pelias. There she bested one of the Argonauts, Peleus, in a wrestling match as depicted
to the lower right, Peleus in black. Enough!, you say. You're not searching for Atalante! But you are searching
for a new luxury yacht on holiday charter in Turkey and Greece. Well, you have come upon the right web page, a
web page dealing not only with Atalante, but as well with a new luxury ketch on holiday charter among Greek
islands of the Aegean Sea and along Turkey's Aegean and Mediterranean coasts. This Atalante has four air
conditioned guest cabins and cruises at a fast twelve knots, covering a lot of sea miles. She can take you into
the Gulf of Gulluk to see ancient Iasus, a city which minted coins depicting a boy on a dolphin. And there are
a lot of dolphins still hanging around that gulf. That's a yacht charter under a warm Turkish sun. You must be
dreaming of such a charter, of sailing in Turkey from pine-shrouded cove to pine-shrouded cove. Or you may be
considering an Aegean cruise from one remote Greek island to another remote Greek island. In perpetual pursuit
of the perfect octopus salad. Or you are hoping to do both. Turkey and Greece together. On the same holiday!
Well, it can be done. How about doing it aboard a crewed charter yacht with comfortable 
accommodations for you and your family or friends. A
crewed yacht charter sailing Turkey and Greece. A crewed yacht cruising the western coast of Turkey and among
Aegean islands of Greece. Perhaps sailing Cleopatra's honeymoon route along the coasts of Turkey's ancient
Caria and Ionia, visiting Greece's Chios and Lesbos. While you holiday. Yes, while you have a Blue Cruise
aboard a crewed sailing yacht cruising the Turquoise Coast of Turkey and among Aegean islands of Greece. While
you have an extended-family holiday. Or while you have a group of friends or associates holiday with you aboard
a charter yacht proceeding leisurely from one striking locale to another. Perhaps cruising all the way to the
Hellespont through which the Argonauts sailed to and from their pursuit of the Golden Fleece. Starting in
Bodrum. Sail to Kusadasi, the port for ancient Ephesus where Cleopatra passed a number of weeks, sailing further
north to Tenedos (Bozcaada) where the Argonauts assembled before sailing up the Hellespont and where the Greeks
assembled before their assault on ancient Troy. Yes, we can put you aboard a crewed sailing yacht for an
unforgettable holiday in the Aegean. We can put you aboard a charter yacht with an experienced crew able to show
you Cleopatra's Route up the coast of Turkey and among Greek islands, able to show you the Temple of Artemis at
Ephesus, one of the Seven Wonders of the ancient world. Atalante, a superb new luxury yacht on holiday charter
in Turkey and Greece. Contact Blue Cruise Yacht Charters today at