Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

hippomenes

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: hip-pomenes
IPA

19

Scrabble Score

10

Letters

2

Syllables

8

Unique Chars

Meaning

name

A Boeotian prince, the son of Megareus. He married Atalanta, the virginal runner, after defeating her in a footrace with the help of Aphrodite.

name

The father of Leimone.

Etymology

Ancient Greek Ἱππομένης (Hippoménēs)

Origin

Source language: Ancient Greek

Word Breakdown

Root: Ἱππομένης

Questions

What does hippomenes mean?: A Boeotian prince, the son of Megareus. He married Atalanta, the virginal runner, after defeating her in a footrace with the help of Aphrodite.
Where does hippomenes come from?: It is traced to Ancient Greek.

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