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Hippomenes

Hippomenes proper noun: a Boeotian prince, the son of Megareus. He married Atalanta, the virginal runner, after defeating her in a footrace with the help of Aphrodite.

Proper noun

Hippomenes

  1. (Greek) A Boeotian prince, the son of Megareus. He married Atalanta, the virginal runner, after defeating her in a footrace with the help of Aphrodite.
  2. (Greek) The father of Leimone.

Origin of Hippomenes

Ancient Greek Ἱππομένης (Hippoménēs)

Questions about Hippomenes

What does Hippomenes mean?
Hippomenes means a Boeotian prince, the son of Megareus. He married Atalanta, the virginal runner, after defeating her in a footrace with the help of Aphrodite.
What part of speech is Hippomenes?
Hippomenes is a proper noun.

Words near Hippomenes in the dictionary

  1. hippolytids
  2. hippomancy
  3. hippomanes
  4. hippomania
  5. hippomelanin
  6. Hippomenes
  7. hippometer
  8. hippometers
  9. hippometric
  10. hippometry
  11. hippomobile

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