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Hippomenes

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Hippomenes (hĭpŏm`ĭnēz): see Atalanta Atalanta (ätəlăn`tə), in Greek mythology, huntress famous for her speed and skill.
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Hippomenes
beat the swift Atalanta in a race by distracting her with golden apples. [Gk. Myth.: Bulfinch]
See : Cunning

Hippomenes
outraced Atalanta by tossing golden apples to distract her. [Gk. Myth.: Bulfinch]
See : Trickery


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This summary shows the general principle of arrangement of the "Catalogues": each line seems to have been dealt with in turn, and the monotony was relieved as far as possible by a brief relation of famous adventures connected with any of the personages -- as in the case of Atalanta and Hippomenes (frag.
 
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