I have no clue, reserved DQ up for grabs.
#2. I am not Atlas (??)
Take 2 or 3 DQs.
Previous IQs:
Were you a figure in Greek mythology with a homophone for a Middle Eastern city contained in your name? - Ariadne (Riyadh)
Were you a figure in Greek mythology after whom a US Navy ironclad was named? - Amphitrite
Were you a failed Congressional candidate in NE Ohio in 2018? - Aaron Godfrey
DQs:
Had a more famous father?
Notable for how she died?
One DQ reserved.
IQs:
Is a prominent Southern US city indirectly named after you?
Do you wear a Charlie Brown shirt and a fez?
Did you declare, “It’s a trap!!!”
DQs:
- Fictional
- Female
- Only name starts with A
- Not American
- Would not be alive today, if real
- Not a literary character
- Not from the 19th Century
- Created long before 1960
- European
- From mythology or legend
- Not a Greek or Roman god
- Depicted in popular media, but usually not the main role (though, obviously, she has the main role in the ancient stories about her)
- From Greek mythology
- Did not need rescuing
- Known for her beauty, but also for her strength and athleticism
- Oddly enough, did not have a god as a lover
- Did not have a more famous father
- Not notable for how she died
Yes, I am Atalanta!
Good job, EH! You get to start the December thread.
Woohoo - thanks, Prof. P.! I had just about run out of non-goddess mythological Greek women. For more on her: Atalanta - Wikipedia
My other previous IQs:
Do you wear a Charlie Brown shirt and a fez? - Akbar, friend (or brother? or lover?) of Jeff, twins in the early cartoons of Matt Groening
Did you declare, “It’s a trap!!!” - Admiral Akbar
Akbar x2!
Hmm. Lemme think about our next person…
Right, then. Our December thread: https://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?t=886288