Atalantaeus

Atalantaeus
Ătălanta, ae ( , ēs, Ov. Am. 3, 2, 29; id. A. A. 3, 775), f., = Atalantê.
I.
A daughter of King Schœneus, in Bœotia, distinguished for her swiftness in running, conquered by Hippomenes (acc. to others, by Milanion ) by stratagem, and married by him, Ov. M. 10, 565 sqq.; 10, 598 sq.; Hyg. Fab. 185; Serv. ad Verg. A. 3, 113.—
II.
A daughter of Iasius of Arcadia, a participant in the Calydonian boar-hunt, and passionately loved by Meleager, Ov. H. 4, 99 (called, id. M. 8, 380, Tegeaea; and id. ib. 8, 426, Nonacria, v. h. v.).—
III.
Derivv.
A.
Ătălantaeus or -ēus, a, um, adj., pertaining to Atalanta:

aures,

Stat. Th. 4, 309:

labores,

Manil. 5, 179:

Schoenos,

a town in Arcadia, in the vicinity of which Atalanta established foot-races, Stat. Th. 7, 267.—
B.
Ătălantĭădes, ae, m., a son of Atalanta and Meleager, i. e. Parthenopœus, Stat. Th. 7, 789.

Lewis & Short Latin Dictionary, 1879. - Revised, Enlarged, and in Great Part Rewritten. . 2011.

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