Atalantia au Grimmus is the Dictator of the Society Remnant. She is one of the Furies and is the only remaining Grimmus sister alive in Iron Gold. She is noted to be the cruelest amongst the Furies and displays sadistic tendencies, reveling in the prospect of torturing Darrow.
Personality[]
Atalantia is considered the "strategist" among the Furies, and runs her father's fleet when he becomes incapacitated.
Lysander notes, "Atalantia has a savage brain and immensely contagious charisma. She is hindered by neither guilt nor doubt. She knows no half measures. She is a social strategist, a herpetologist, a sculptor, a laughing, masterful woman in love with the sound of her own voice, and convinced that beauty is the pinnacle of existence-in any form."
She is also mentioned by Mustang to possess erotophonophilia, the derivation of sexual pleasure from executions.
Appearance[]
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Involvement[]
Original Trilogy[]
At some point before the events of Golden Son, Atalantia went on a tour of the Rim and captured pets to bring home for her menagerie. One of the animals she captured was a single Ghost Raptor whose eyes she had branded out in order to prevent the bird from seeing it was caged, as its kind were bred to commit suicide if confined. When she returned to Luna and showed off what she had done, Octavia was horrified and had Aja put it down, saying that the birds' creator was right about some creatures being too noble to be caged.
Atalantia briefly appears as part of Octavia's retinue at the Summit Gala in Golden Son along with her sisters, but is not referred to by name.
The Solar War[]
At some point during the Solar War, Atalantia fought Kavax au Telemanus, who cut off one of her legs.[1]
For a brief period early in the Solar War, Atalantia slept with Apollonius au Valii-Rath. After Apollonius is captured by the Republic and imprisoned in 747 PCE, she takes her nephew Ajax as a paramour, having groomed him for it in his parents' absence.
In 750 PCE, she became de facto commander of the Society Remnant's forces after her father was poisoned as a result of a scheme Apollonius had orchestrated from Deepgrave. Atalantia chose to keep her father's condition a secret from the Republic and used holograms to impersonate her father and give the Republic the illusion that the Ash Lord was still in charge of the Society Remnant.
Iron Gold[]
While Atalantia does not appear in person during Iron Gold, much of the events of the novel occur as a result of her schemes and manipulation. Before Darrow launches an Iron Rain on Mercury, she sends Asmodeus au Carthii and Julia au Bellona to request a cease-fire to supposedly discuss terms for a peace treaty between the Society Remnant and the Solar Republic.
After Darrow's Iron Rain on Mercury, she sends Julia to Luna to deliver the same message on Luna, using the resulting political backlash against Darrow to trick the Republic into recalling half of the White Fleet and weaken the Republic's ability to defend Mercury.
While Darrow attacks Gorgon Isle to assassinate her father, Atalantia launches a surprise attack on Mercury in the Battle of Caliban, obliterating nearly all Republic warships in orbit and grounding the rest, trapping the Free Legions on the surface of Mercury.
Dark Age[]
She features as the main antagonist of Dark Age, leading the Society Remnant against the Republic from her flagship the Annihilo.
Atalantia and Lysander discuss how this will end, as it was she who sent Ajax's men to assassinate him. She plans on becoming the Sovereign, and plans to kill Lysander for it. However, Lysander surprises her with an offer of an alliance in marriage. She accepts. As the celebrations go on through the night, Atalantia and Lysander have sex in her meditation chamber in the Annihilo.
Light Bringer[]
During the recapture of Earth, Atalantia led the assault to retake House Grimmus's ancestral seat of New Sparta in person. After the battle, she dragged the Republic governor out of the city and crucified him along with his family.[2]
In October 754 PCE, Atalantia holds a summit in the Roman Coliseum on Earth to announce her plans for the next phase of the Solar War. A little over nine days before the Summit, she sends Atlas au Raa to Mercury in order to monitor Lysander's spending and activities.
Seven days before the summit, she orders Atlas to bring Lysander to Earth for the summit, and has the Gorgons beat Lysander in order to send a message. She also sends her best carver to remove Lysander's battle scars.
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Family[]
Ajax au Grimmus[]
Allies[]
Lysander au Lune[]
Julia au Bellona[]
Enemies[]
Trivia[]
There's a drink named after her alias, Venusian Fury, which according to Ephraim ti Horn, tastes like licorice and salt and causes an odd side effect of the swelling of the groin.
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