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Atalanta
[ at-l-an-tuh ]
noun
- 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
/ ˌæəˈæԳə /
noun
- 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
Example Sentences
With Joshua Zirkzee out for the rest of the season with a hamstring injury, Denmark international Rasmus Hojlund, a £72m signing from Atalanta in 2023, is United's only senior fit striker.
The 44-year-old's ascent to the latter stages of Europe's top-tier competition with Club Brugge, who knocked out Europa League holders Atalanta in the play-offs, has been as rapid as it has been impressive.
The Belgian champions followed up by defeating Atalanta in both legs of their play-off for a 5-2 aggregate victory.
And with United chasing an equaliser against the Cottagers, it was the Denmark international - signed from Atalanta in a deal worth up to £72m in 2023 - that made way for teenager Chido Obi.
Hojlund's valuation jumped up a huge amount in a very short space of time with moves from Copenhagen to Sturm Graz and then Atalanta.
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