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(at-a-lăn'tah.) (Myt) A daughter of Scheneus, king of Scyros, and renowned for her beauty and swiftne in running. She promised her hand to the man who should outstrip her in the race, with the condition that if he failed he must forfeit his life. Meleager won the race by dropping three golden apples which he received from Venus, and which tempted her to stop and pick them up. [s. 56]