Hippomenes

[5] The main myth of Hippomenes' courtship of Atalanta, narrated by Pseudo-Apollodorus,[2] Ovid,[6] Servius,[7] and Hyginus[8] was as follows.

Hippomenes fell in love with Atalanta, the virgin huntress who strongly disliked the idea of getting married.

Atalanta raced all her suitors and outran all but Hippomenes, who defeated her by cunning, not speed.

Aphrodite gave him three golden apples – which came from her sacred apple-tree in Tamasus, Cyprus, according to Ovid,[9] or from the garden of the Hesperides according to Servius – and told him to drop them one at a time to distract Atalanta.

It took all three apples and all of his speed, but Hippomenes was finally successful, winning the race and Atalanta's hand.