The fleet-footed Atalanta once lost a race to Hippomenes when she stopped to pick up these golden fruits
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Mythology - jService.io - Jeopardy trivia question API  Clues for: Mythology. Question, Answer, Value, Airdate.
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Greek Mythology: Atalanta, Hippomenes, a Footrace and Three ...  Jun 11, 2014 ... "The Race between Atalanta and Hippomenes" by Nicolas ... Those who lost would be killed. ... Hippomenes asked the goddess Aphrodite for help, and she gave him three ... These golden apples were planted from the fruited branches that ... from melon the Greek word for both apple and fruit in general.
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September 1, 2008  The fleet-footed Atalanta once lost a race to Hippomenes when she stopped to pick up these golden fruits apples;apple This boxer with an 'earing problem tops...
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Atalanta - Wikipedia  Atalanta is a character in Greek mythology, a virgin huntress, unwilling to marry, and loved by ... Some stories say that a she-bear suckled and cared for Atalanta until hunters found and raised her, and ... Those who lost would be killed. ... got ahead of Hippomenes, he rolled an apple ahead of her, and she would run after it.
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Jeopary Questions page 2195 - GAMES - TriviaBistro.com  MYTHOLOGY: The fleet-footed Atalanta once lost a race to Hippomenes when she stopped to pick up these golden fruits  DETECTIVE STORIES: The Murders...
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HESPERIDES - Greek Goddess-Nymphs of the Evening & Sunsets  The Hesperides were entrusted with the care of the tree of the golden apples which ... one of his twelve labours and, upon slaying the serpent, stole the precious fruit. ... "Hesiod says that these Hesperides . . . daughters of Nyx (Night) , guarded the .... Herakles to get golden apples from the Hesperides as an eleventh labour.
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ATALANTA (Atalante) - Arcadian Heroine of Greek Mythology  In Greek mythology Atalanta was an Arcadian heroine--a huntress and a favourite of ... When Atalanta stooped to retrieve these, she was slowed enough to allow the hero to emerge victorious. ... and because the Delphic oracle had cautioned her against marriage. Meilanion, one of her suitors, conquered her in this manner.
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The Labors of Herakles | Essay | Heilbrunn Timeline of Art History ...  For one year, Herakles hunted the beast until it finally stopped to rest, ... Herakles killed Geryon, as well as the monster's two-headed watchdog Orthos ... The first of his tasks was to retrieve the golden apples from the Garden of the Hesperides.
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Stealing the apples of the Hesperides. - GREEK MYTHOLOGY  Hercules 12 Labors ... HERCULES 11th LABOR; STEALING THE APPLES OF THE HESPERIDES ... to a rock as punishment for stealing fire from Zeus and giving it to man. ... Prometheus told Hercules, that his brother Atlas would know how to get the golden apples and in exchange for Hercules taking the world from Atlas,...
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The Golden Touch | Facts For Kids, Mythology  Kinooze  Feb 17, 2013 ... King Midas had one thing peculiar about him -he loved gold. ... to king Midas and told him that he wanted to grant him one wish. ... When food was served, hungry Midas grabbed the bread to have a bite. ... He couldn't eat or drink anything. ... lost his golden touch and everything became how it was before it...
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JUDGEMENT OF PARIS - Greek Mythology  In Greek mythology the Judgement of Paris was a contest between the three most beautiful ... Hera and Athena--for the prize of a golden apple addressed to the fairest. ... all the gods had been invited to attend except for Eris, goddess of discord. ... Juno [Hera] promised him, if he ruled in her favour, that he would rule all the...
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The Golden Apples - Great Greek Mythology  In spite of her decision never to marry, Atalanta was pursued by many suitors. ... Atalanta was so certain that these harsh conditions would discourage ... a crowd that was watching a race between Atalanta and one of her suitors. When Hippomenes realized the terms of the contest, he was appalled. ... "And if I beat you?"
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Atalanta, Greek Goddess of The Hunt - Goddess Gift  Myths and symbols of the goddess Atalanta and other goddesses. ... put the infant Atalanta out in the forest where she was raised by one of Artemis' she-bears.
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Mythology - Ray Sahelian, M.D.  Atalanta a virgin huntress lost a footrace because she couldn't resist these golden ..... Diana The Romans worshipped this huntress in a grove south of Rome,...
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The Heroes  Jason and Theseus - CliffsNotes  Pelias agreed but demanded that Jason fetch the Golden Fleece from far-off ... A bit later Polydeuces had to kill King Amycus in a boxing match before the crew ... To save Jason, Medea wrote her brother, saying that she had been abducted and that if ... of Apsyrtus, so they journeyed to the sorceress Circe, who purged them.
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Chapter 18: Meleager and Atalanta - LeVigilant.com  But an arrow from Atalanta at length for the first time tastes the monster's blood. It is a slight wound, but Meleager sees and joyfully proclaims it. ... But Meleager, after one unsuccessful stroke, drives his spear into the monster's side, ... and bestowed on her the head and the rough hide which were the trophies of his success.
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Hippolyta - Wikipedia  In Classical Greek mythology, Hippolyta was the Amazonian queen ... In the myth of Heracles, Hippolyta's girdle ( ) was the object of his ninth labor. He was sent to retrieve it for...
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Jason and the Golden Fleece Summary - Shmoop  Overview and detailed summary of Jason and the Golden Fleece by PhD students ... Jason completes the tasks, grabs the Fleece and Medea, and sails back to Greece. .... The queen of the gods wants Eros to make Medea, King Aetes's daughter, fall in ... The sorceress sees Jason and falls so in love that she's willing to do...
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Pegaus & Bellerphon  ATHENA: Bellerophon, I know you seek to tame the mighty Pegasus. Take this golden ... Determined to capture the steed, he went out into the fields. Using the...
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Hercules' Eleventh Labor: the Apples of the Hesperides  Eurystheus commanded Hercules to bring him golden apples which ... Hera had given these apples to Zeus as a wedding gift, so surely this task was impossible. ... but also by the Hesperides, nymphs who were daughters of Atlas, the titan who held the sky ... He would have to send Atlas after them, instead of going himself.
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JUDGEMENT OF PARIS - Greek Mythology  THE JUDGEMENT OF PARIS was a contest between the three most beautiful goddesses of Olympos--Aphrodite, Hera and Athena--for the prize of a golden apple addressed "To the Fairest." The story began with the wedding of Peleus and Thetis which all the gods had been invited to attend except for Eris, goddess of discord.