Atalanta
[ at-l-an-tuh ]
/ ˌæt lˈæn tə /
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noun
Classical Mythology. a virgin huntress who promised to marry the man who could win a foot race 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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Atalanta
/ (ˌætəˈlæntə) /
noun
Greek myth 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
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