Hippomenes
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.
Stories of Old Greece and Rome | Emilie Kip BakerThus for the first time the race was won by another than Atalanta, and Hippomenes claimed the maiden as his rightful reward.
Stories of Old Greece and Rome | Emilie Kip BakerHippomenes seeks my coy-eyed daughter to wife; but let him now hear my wholesome speech.
Hesiod, The Homeric Hymns, and Homerica | Homer and HesiodUndaunted 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. GuerberSet down my damask roses against the golden apples of Hippomenes!
A Mortal Antipathy | Oliver Wendell Holmes, Sr.
British Dictionary definitions for Hippomenes
/ (hɪˈpɒmɪˌniːz) /
Greek myth the husband, in some traditions, of Atalanta
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