Ata·lanta (at′ə lan′tə)
noun
Gr. Myth. a beautiful, swift-footed maiden who offers to marry any man able to defeat her in a race: Hippomenes wins by dropping three golden apples, which she stops to pick up, along the way
Etymology: L < Gr Atalantē
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