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Atalanta and Hippomenes. Atalanta and Hippomenes (1620–1625) by Guido Reni. Atalanta and Hippomenes is a 1620–1625 oil on canvas painting by Guido Reni, now in the National Museum of Capodimonte in Naples. [ 1] The work was a second version of a 1618–1619 version of the subject by the artist which is now in the Prado Museum.
The name Hippomenes may also refer to the father of Leimone. Atalanta and Hippomenes, Guido Reni, c. 1622–25. In Greek mythology, Hippomenes (/ h ɪ ˈ p ɒ m ɪ n iː z /; Ancient Greek: Ἱππομένης), also known as Melanion (/ m ə ˈ l æ n i ə n /; Μελανίων or Μειλανίων), [1] was a son of the Arcadian Amphidamas [2] or of King Megareus of Onchestus [3] and the ...
The phrase is spoken by Hippomenes when contemplating whether to enter a foot race against Atalanta for her hand in marriage. If Hippomenes were to lose, however, he would be killed. Hippomenes decides to challenge Atalanta to a race and, with the aid of Venus, Hippomenes was able to win the race. [7]
Then, Hippomenes launched the first golden apple given to him by Venus. Atalanta became distracted and retrieved the golden apple allowing Hippomenes to take the lead. However, Atalanta quickly recovered and took the lead again. Hippomenes threw the second apple. Atalanta, once again, retrieved the golden apple and easily retook the lead.
A huntress named Atalanta who raced against a suitor named Melanion, also known as Hippomenes. Melanion used golden apples to distract Atalanta so that he could win the race. Though abandoned by her father as an infant, Atalanta became a skilled hunter and received acclaim for her role in the hunt for the Calydonian boar.
Similarly, Donne mentions that "Gems which you women use/Are like Atalanta's balls, cast in men's views" (35–6); in Greek mythology, Atalanta rejected all suitors who could not defeat her in a race; Hippomenes eventually defeated her by dropping apples along the race trail, which Atalanta stopped to pick up. [5]
According to one myth, Aphrodite aided Hippomenes, a noble youth who wished to marry Atalanta, a maiden who was renowned throughout the land for her beauty, but who refused to marry any man unless he could outrun her in a footrace. [171] [172] Atalanta was an exceedingly swift runner and she beheaded all of the men who lost to her.
Guido Reni ( Italian pronunciation: [ˌɡwiːdo ˈrɛːni]; 4 November 1575 – 18 August 1642) was an Italian painter of the Baroque period, although his works showed a classical manner, similar to Simon Vouet, Nicolas Poussin, and Philippe de Champaigne. He painted primarily religious works, but also mythological and allegorical subjects.