Hippomenes

[ hi-pom-uh-neez ]

/ hɪˈpɒm əˌniz /

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noun Classical Mythology.

the successful suitor of Atalanta.

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Words nearby Hippomenes

hippodrome, hippogriff, hippology, Hippolyta, Hippolytus, Hippomenes, hippophagist, hippophagy, hippophile, hippopotamus, Hippo Regius

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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 Baker
Thus 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 Baker
Hippomenes seeks my coy-eyed daughter to wife; but let him now hear my wholesome speech.
Hesiod, The Homeric Hymns, and Homerica|Homer and Hesiod
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

Greek myth the husband, in some traditions, of Atalanta

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