Atalanta

Also At·a·lan·te

[at-l-an-tuh]

noun

1. Classical Mythology.,  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.

Atalanta

/ ˌætəˈlæntə /

noun

1. 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

Word History and Origins

Origin of Atalanta¹

Latin, from Greek Atalántē

Example Sentences

In the late game, Atalanta preserved the only unbeaten record in Serie A but sit only eighth after recording their sixth draw in eight league matches, 1-1 at Cremonese.

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Atalanta responded by bringing on Marco Brescianini in the 82nd minute.

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When Paris St-Germain began their defence of the Champions League with a win against Atalanta last week, head coach Luis Enrique was absent from the touchline in the first half.

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Gopaladesikan is only in his early thirties, but the American mathematician has already had spells at Atalanta and Benfica, and he also worked with Real Madrid and Borussia Dortmund during his time as a product manager at Microsoft.

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That was not lost on Newcastle and it is understood the club's pursuit of Gopaladesikan stretched back to last autumn, but Atalanta did not want to lose their director of football intelligence.

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