Hippomenes

[ hi-pom-uh-neez ]

nounClassical Mythology.
  1. the successful suitor of Atalanta.

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How to use Hippomenes in a sentence

  • Caught by its glitter the maiden stooped again, and while she paused to recover the apple, Hippomenes shot ahead.

  • Thus for the first time the race was won by another than Atalanta, and Hippomenes claimed the maiden as his rightful reward.

  • Hippomenes seeks my coy-eyed daughter to wife; but let him now hear my wholesome speech.

  • Undaunted by these ghastly trophies, Hippomenes, or Milanion, once came to Atalanta and expressed a desire to race with her.

    Myths of Greece and Rome | H. A. Guerber
  • Set down my damask roses against the golden apples of Hippomenes!

    A Mortal Antipathy | Oliver Wendell Holmes, Sr.

British Dictionary definitions for Hippomenes

Hippomenes

/ (hɪˈpɒmɪˌniːz) /


noun
  1. Greek myth the husband, in some traditions, of Atalanta

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