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Atalanta
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atalanta
English
right|thumb|Atalanta and Hippomenes, oil on canvas by Guido Reni, 1620–1625: Atalanta is distracted by an apple during her race against Hippomenes
36 Atalante
Etymology
en mythology :lbor la:Atalanta
en la Atalanta, from en grc Ἀταλάντη balanced, from grc ἀ- used to express unity + grc τάλαντον balanced.
Proper noun
en Greek mythology A huntress and heroine in Greek mythology, renowned for her great speed and strength; depending on the version of the myth, either the daughter of Iasus (a prince of Arcadia) by Clymene (mythology) Clymene or of King Schoeneus of Boeotia.
en It is the Arcadian Atalanta, the daughter of Iasus and Clymene, who is primarily known from the tales of the Calydonian boar hunt and the Argonauts. The Boeotian version of Atalanta is the daughter of King Schoeneus and is primarily noted for her skill in the footrace. In both versions of the myth, Atalanta was a local figure allied to the goddess Artemis.[Wikipedia]
en 2001 Suzanne I. Barchers From Atalanta to Zeus Greenwood Publishing Group (Teacher Ideas Press) https://books.google.com.au/books?id=natiLESq0N0C&pg=PA17&dq=%22Atalanta%22&hl=en&newbks=1&newbks_redir=0&sa=X&ved=2ahUKEwil7oXA2_X7AhW4umMGHYy5CC8Q6AF6BAgJEAI#v=onepage&q=%22Atalanta%22&f=false 17 Abandoned at birth by her parents, Iasus and Clymene, Atalanta was raised by bears and later rescued by a hunter who taught her the ways of mortals. When Atalanta found fame as a runner and marksman, her parents reclaimed her.
en astronomy The main belt asteroid 36 Atalante.
Derived terms
Vanessa atalanta species red admiral butterfly
Translations
mythical heroine
Bulgarian: bg Атала́нта f
French: fr Atalante f
Italian: it Atalanta f
Latin: la Atalanta f
Russian: ru Атала́нта f
Asteroid
French: fr Atalante f
Further reading
Atalanta (disambiguation)
Atalanta (opera) Atalanta (opera)
Golden apple
en Asteroids
Italian
it:
Etymology
it mythology :lbor la:Atalanta
it la Atalanta, from it grc Ᾰ̓τᾰλᾰ́ντη.
Pronunciation
Atalànta
Proper noun
f
it Greek mythology en Atalanta
the Bergamo football/soccer team; properly Atalanta Bergamasca Calcio
Descendants
pt Atalanta city 1
Latin
la:
Alternative forms
la Atalantē
Etymology
la :bor grc:Ἀταλάντη
From la grc Ἀταλάντη balanced, from grc ἀ- used to express unity + grc τάλαντον balanced.
Pronunciation
Atalanta
Proper noun
Atalanta<1>
la Greek mythology en Atalanta
Declension
Atalanta<1>
Descendants
en Atalanta 1
it Atalanta 1
pt Atalanta 1 mythology
Portuguese
Pronunciation
pt ɐ̃tɐ 4
pt A ta lan ta
Etymology 1
pt:+ (mitologia)
pt mythology :lbor la:Atalanta
pt la Atalanta, from pt grc Ᾰ̓τᾰλᾰ́ντη.
Proper noun
f
pt Greek mythology en Atalanta
Etymology 2
pt:
pt city :bor it:Atalanta
pt. The name was suggested in 1964 by one of the settlers, who claimed to have grandparents from “Atalanta”.sc Since there's no place in Italy with such name, the current theory it that he mistook en Bergamo with the city's footlbal club, Atalanta BC.it Adesso è certificato: il Comune di Atalanta è legato al club orobico<t:Now it's official: the municipality of Atalanta is linked to the Lombard club> BergamoNews 2014-01-30 Bergamo https://web.archive.org/web/20160927213056/https://www.bergamonews.it/2014/01/30/adesso-e-certificatoil-comune-di-atalantae-legato-al-club-orobico/184916/
Proper noun
f atalantense
pt municipality s/Santa Catarina c/Brazil
References