Atalanta’s Footrace and the Golden Apples of Hippomenes
To avoid a prophesied marriage, the swift huntress Atalanta challenged her suitors to a deadly footrace, only to be outwitted by Hippomenes and three divine golden apples.
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To avoid a prophesied marriage, the swift huntress Atalanta challenged her suitors to a deadly footrace, only to be outwitted by Hippomenes and three divine golden apples.