Atalante

Atalante was a maiden from Greek myth who declared that she would marry no man who could not beat her in a foot race. She was eventually defeated and married, he cheated and she fell for it. The name means "balanced". The name may also be associated with the Titan Atlas.

Pronounced (ah tah LAHN teh)
Variant Atalanta

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