Hippomenes
[hi-pom-uh-neez] /hɪˈpɒm əˌniz/
noun, Classical Mythology.
1.
the successful suitor of Atalanta.
/hɪˈpɒmɪˌniːz/
noun
1.
(Greek myth) the husband, in some traditions, of Atalanta
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