Melanion Greek A prince of Arcadia who won the hand of the renowned virgin huntress Atalanta.
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Melanion Greek A prince of Arcadia who won the hand of the renowned virgin huntress Atalanta. Atalanta did not want to get married, but she could not disobey the command of her father, Iasus, king of Arcadia, in the central Peloponnesus. A great athlete, Atalanta put a condition on her acceptance of a suitor: he must beat her in a footrace, or die. Many died before Melanion sought the help of Aphrodite, goddess of love. She gave him three golden apples. These he dropped, one at a time, throughout the race. Atalanta could not resist stopping to pick up the beautiful apples, and so she lost the race and married Melanion. The two had a son, Parthenopaeus. In some versions, it is said that Aphrodite turned the couple into lions who were forced to pull the chariot of Cybele, a goddess of Earth and nature.
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