In Greek mythology, Hippomenes is a Boeotian prince, the son of Megareus. Hippomenes married Atalanta, the virginal runner, after defeating her in a footrace with the help of Aphrodite, the goddess of
Marble statue of Hippomenes by Guillaume Coustou. Louvre museum in Paris, France
Atalanta and Hippomenes, Guido Reni, c. 1622–25.
The Race Between Hippomenes and Atalanta by Noël Hallé, 1765, kept in the Louvre Museum, France.
A 4th-century BC marble statue of a lion in the National Archaeological Museum, Greece.
In Greek mythology, Melanion or Milanion is an Arcadian prince who married Atalanta, the fearsome huntress who killed the Calydonian boar. In ancient sources Melanion is often conflated with Atalanta'
Atalanta and Melanion hunting the Calydonian boar on the François Vase c. 570 BC, National Archaeological Museum of Florence.
Sculptural group of the footrace of Hippomenes and Atalanta by Guillaume Coustou in the Louvre Museum in Paris, France.