Golden Apple
“What female heart can gold despise? ” (Gray) In
allusion to the fable of Atalanta, the swiftest of all mortals. She
vowed to marry only that man who could outstrip her in a race. Milanion
threw down three golden apples, and Atalanta, stopping to pick them up,
lost the race.
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