Atalanta (noun) Definition, Meaning & Examples

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  1. a virgin huntress who promised to marry the man who could win a footrace against her but lost to Hippomenes when she stopped to retrieve three golden apples of Aphrodite that he dropped in her path.
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  1. a maiden who agreed to marry any man who could defeat her in a running race. She lost to Hippomenes when she paused to pick up three golden apples that he had deliberately dropped
Atalanta (noun) Definition, Meaning & Examples

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