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Hippomenes

American  
[hi-pom-uh-neez] / hɪˈpɒm əˌniz /

noun

Classical Mythology.
  1. the successful suitor of Atalanta.


Hippomenes British  
/ hɪˈpɒmɪˌniːz /

noun

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

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In 1987, he appropriated her masterpiece, a monumental work of photographic performance art around the Cibeles Fountain in the city, based on the myth of Hippomenes and Atalanta, to make a kind of campaign poster.

From The Guardian Feb. 11, 2020

When a suitor, Hippomenes, challenges Atalanta, he lures her off course with three golden apples.

From Salon Feb. 3, 2019

Atalanta’s greed costs her the race and she is forced to marry Hippomenes.

From Salon Feb. 3, 2019

Some of his key paintings, such as the Prado's extraordinary Atalanta and Hippomenes, in which he achieved a grand synthesis of Caravaggism and classical diction, are missing from Fort Worth.

From Time Magazine Archive

The two were very happy, Hippomenes in his success and Atalanta in her precious fruit.

From Wonder Stories The Best Myths for Boys and Girls by Carolyn Sherwin Bailey

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