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At·a·lan·ta 
[at-l-an-tuh] Pronunciation Key
[at-l-an-tuh] Pronunciation Key –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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[at-l-an-tee] Pronunciation Key.
[at-l-an-tee] Pronunciation Key.Compare Melanion.
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| At·a·lan·ta
(āt'ə-lān'tə) Pronunciation Key
n. Greek Mythology A hunter who agreed to marry any man who could defeat her in a footrace. She was outrun by Hippomenes, who won by dropping along the course three golden apples, which she paused to pick up. |
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Atalanta
Atalanta
daughter of king Schoeneus, famous for her swiftness, L., from Gk. Atalante, fem. of atalantos "having the same value (as a man)," from a- "one, together" + talanton "balance, weight, value" (cf. talent).
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