Hippomenes

…However, there was a condition in this race that if any suitors who ran ahead were caught up with her, they would be killed, as she was chasing after them armed, and many young men died. But in the end, her cousin Melaniōn (or Hippomenēs) ran with three golden apples given to him by the goddess Aphrodite, and when he was about to catch up with her, he threw one apple each, and while she was catching up with him, he ran to the finish line, and she finally became his wife. Later, the two of them incurred Aphrodite's wrath and were turned into lions. …

*Some of the terminology that mentions "Hippomenēs" is listed below.

Source | Heibonsha World Encyclopedia 2nd Edition | Information

…ただしこの競走には，少し先に走り出した求婚者が，武装してそのあとを追う彼女に追いつかれたときには殺されるという条件が付されていたため，多くの若者が死を遂げた。しかし最後に彼女のいとこにあたるメラニオンMelaniōn(またはヒッポメネスHippomenēs)が，女神アフロディテから与えられた3個の黄金のリンゴをもって競走に臨み，追いつかれそうになると1個ずつリンゴを投げ，彼女がそれを拾う間に決勝点にかけこんだので，ついに彼女は彼の妻となった。のち2人はアフロディテの怒りにふれ，ライオンに変じられたという。…

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