ATALANTA


Meaning of ATALANTA in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ ˌa-tə-ˈlan-tə ]

noun

Etymology: Latin, from Greek Atalantē

Date: 14th century

: a fleet-footed huntress in Greek mythology who challenges her suitors to a race and is defeated by Hippomenes when she stops to pick up three golden apples he has dropped

Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary.      Энциклопедический словарь английского языка Merriam Webster.