a maiden who agreed to marry any man who could defeat her in a running race. She lost to Hippomenes when she paused to pick up three golden apples that he had deliberately dropped
Atalanta in American English
(ˌætəˈlæntə)
noun
Greek Mythology
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
Word origin
L < Gr Atalantē
Examples of 'Atalanta' in a sentence
Atalanta
Netto's mother, the Duchess Atalanta, was screaming curses at her beloved son.