Atalanta

[ at-l-an-tuh ]

noun

1. Classical Mythology. a virgin huntress who promised to marry the man who could win a footrace against her but lost to Hippomenes when she stopped to retrieve three golden apples of Aphrodite that he dropped in her path. Melanion.

Atalanta

/ ˌætəˈlæntə /

noun

1. Greek myth 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

Word History and Origins

Origin of Atalanta¹

Latin, from Greek Atalántē

Example Sentences

He's a mainstay of the Atalanta team, but this season is his first taste of Champions League football and that may be a concern.

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Celtic showed a refreshingly different side to their personality away to Atalanta last time out.

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On Tuesday they take on AC Milan with fixtures against Atalanta and Inter coming up to perhaps provide a better barometer of their progress.

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"The two of them didn't panic. Atalanta asked a lot of questions and Celtic had the answers."

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The oddity of the xG figures at Atalanta and Dortmund perhaps highlight just how devastating the Bundesliga side's finishing was in Germany, but Schmeichel avoided his goal being breached in Bergamo by pulling off six saves.

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