HIPPOMENES

Meaning of HIPPOMENES in English

Pronunciation: hi- ' pä-m ə -n ē z

Function: noun

Etymology: Latin, from Greek Hippomen ē s

Date: 1567

: the successful suitor of Atalanta in Greek mythology

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HIPPOMENES — noun Etymology: Latin, from Greek Hippomenēs Date: 1567 the successful suitor of Atalanta in Greek mythology
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HIPPOMENES — /hi pom"euh neez'/ , n. Class. Myth. the successful suitor of Atalanta.
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HIPPOMENES — noun Etymology: Latin, from Greek Hippomenēs Date: 1567 : the successful suitor of Atalanta in Greek mythology
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HIPPOMENES — [Hip.pom.e.nes] n [L, fr. Gk Hippomenes]: the successful suitor of Atalanta in Greek mythology
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HIPPOMENES — [Greek heroic] A Greek youth, the descendant of Poseidon. He fell in love with the virgin huntress Atalanta. She had …
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ATALANTA — noun Etymology: Latin, from Greek Atalantē Date: 14th century a fleet-footed huntress in Greek mythology who challenges her suitors to …
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ATALANTA — In Greek mythology , a swift-footed huntress. Born in Boeotia or Arcadia, she was left to die at birth but …
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PARTHENOPAEUS — /pahr'theuh neuh pee"euhs/ , n. Class. Myth. a son of Hippomenes and Atalanta, and one of the Seven against Thebes.
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MELANION — /meuh lay"nee euhn/ , n. Class. Myth. a youth of Arcadia, usually identified with Hippomenes as the successful suitor of …
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ATALANTA — /at'l an"teuh/ , n. Class Myth. a virgin huntress who promised to marry the man who could win a foot …
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ATALANTA — noun Etymology: Latin, from Greek Atalantē Date: 14th century : a fleet-footed huntress in Greek mythology who challenges her suitors …
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ATALANTA — [At.a.lan.ta] n [L, fr. Gk Atalante]: a fleet-footed huntress in Greek mythology who challenges her suitors to a race and …
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RENI, GUIDO — born Nov. 4, 1575, Bologna, Papal States died Aug. 18, 1642, Bologna early Italian Baroque painter noted for the classical …
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HESPERIDES — ( (Greek: "Daughters of Evening"), ) singular Hesperis, in Greek mythology, clear-voiced maidens who guarded the tree bearing golden apples …
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ATALANTA — in Greek mythology, a renowned and swift-footed huntress, probably a parallel and less important form of the goddess Artemis. Traditionally, …
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ATALANTA — n. In Greek mythology , a swift-footed huntress. Born in Boeotia or Arcadia, she was left to die at birth …
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MEGAREUS — [Greek heroic] Megareus was a king from Onchestus, Boeotia, and father of Hippomenes (who defeated Atalanta in a footrace). During …
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GREEK HEROIC LEGEND — All the articles available in the Greek heroic legend section of the Encyclopedia Mythica: Abderus; Acamas; Acastus; Acherusia; Achilles; Acrisius; …
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