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1 Menelaus
Mĕnĕlāüs, i, m., = Menelaos.I.Son of Atreus, brother of Agamemnon, and husband of Helen, who eloped from him with Paris, Cic. Brut. 13, 50; id. Rep. 5, 9, 14; Auct. Her. 3, 21, 34; Ov. M. 13, 203; id. A. A. 2, 359.—B.Transf., a cuckold.—II.Jestingly of M. Lucullus,
whose wife was seduced by C. Memmius, Cic. Att. 1, 18, 3.—Menelaus Marathenus, a Greek rhetorician, from the old Phœnician city of Marathus, Cic. Brut. 26, 100.—III.Menelai portus, a city with a port of the same name on the shore of the Mediterranean, between Cyrene and Egypt, Nep. Ages. 8, 6; also called Menelaita urbs, Edict. Justin. 13, 9, 2.—Hence, adj.: Mĕnĕlāĕus, a, um, of Menelaus, Prop. 2, 15 (3, 7), 14. -
2 Agamemnon
Ăgămemnon, ŏnis, m. (nom. Agamemno, Enn. ap. Cic. Att. 13, 47; Cic. Tusc. 4, 8, 17; Stat. Achill. 1, 553), = Agamemnôn, king of Mycenœ, son of Atreus and of Aërope, brother of Menelaüs, husband of Clytœmnestra, father of Orestes, Iphigenia, and Electra, commander-in-chief of the Grecian forces before Troy, and murdered by his wife, with the aid of Ægisthus, her paramour. — Poet., for his time:1.vixēre fortes ante Agamemnona Multi,
Hor. C. 4, 9, 25 - 28.—Hence,Ăgămemnŏnĭdēs, ae, patr. m., = Agamemnonidês, a male descendant of Agamemnon; his son Orestes:2.par Agamemnonidae crimen,
i. e. the matricide of Orestes, Juv. 8, 215.—Ăgămem-nŏnĭus, a, um, adj., = Agamemnonios, of or pertaining to Agamemnon ( poet.):phalanges,
i. e. the Grecian troops before Troy, commanded by Agamemnon, Verg. A. 6, 489:Mycenae,
ruled by Agamemnon, id. ib. 6, 838:Orestes,
son of Agamemnon, id. ib. 4, 471: puella, daughter of Agamemnon, i. e. Iphigenia, Prop. 5, 1, 111. -
3 Atreius
Ā̆treus (dissyl.; cf. Quint. 1, 5, 24), ei, m., = Atreus.I.A son of Pelops (hence, Pelopeïus, Ov. H. 8, 27) and Hippodamia, brother of Thyestes, father of Agamemnon and Menelaus, king of Argos and Mycenœ, Ov. M. 15, 855.—Atrea (acc.), Ov. Am. 3, 12, 39.—Atreu (voc.), Sen. Thyest. 486; 513.—II.Derivv.A.Ā̆trēĭus or Ā̆trēus, a, um, adj., of or belonging to Atreus, poet. for Argive, Stat. Th. 8, 743; cf. Pompei. Gram. p. 113 Lind.—B.Ā̆trīdes (Atridă in nom., Prop. 2, 14, 1), ae, m., a male descendant of Atreus; Atrides, absol. usu. for Agamemnon; in plur.: Atridae, the Atrides, i. e. Agamemnon and Menelaus, Plaut. Bacch. 4, 9, 1:(α).non minor Atrides, non bello major et aevo,
i. e. not Menelaus, not Agamemnon, Ov. M. 12, 623; cf. id. ib. 13, 359; 15, 162.—In dat. and abl. plur.:Atridis,
Hor. S. 2, 3, 203; Ov. P. 1, 7, 32.—In acc. plur.:Atridas superbos,
Hor. C. 1, 10, 13.—In sing.,For Agamemnon, Prop. 4, 6, 23; Hor. C. 2, 4, 7; id. Ep. 1, 2, 12; id. S. 2, 3, 187; Ov. M. 13, 189; 13, 230; 13, 365; 13, 439; 13, 655 et saep.—(β).For Menelaus, Hor. Ep. 1, 7, 43; Ov. M. 15, 805.—Sarcastically:Atrides, of Domitian, as a haughty ruler of Rome,
Juv. 4, 65. -
4 Atreus
Ā̆treus (dissyl.; cf. Quint. 1, 5, 24), ei, m., = Atreus.I.A son of Pelops (hence, Pelopeïus, Ov. H. 8, 27) and Hippodamia, brother of Thyestes, father of Agamemnon and Menelaus, king of Argos and Mycenœ, Ov. M. 15, 855.—Atrea (acc.), Ov. Am. 3, 12, 39.—Atreu (voc.), Sen. Thyest. 486; 513.—II.Derivv.A.Ā̆trēĭus or Ā̆trēus, a, um, adj., of or belonging to Atreus, poet. for Argive, Stat. Th. 8, 743; cf. Pompei. Gram. p. 113 Lind.—B.Ā̆trīdes (Atridă in nom., Prop. 2, 14, 1), ae, m., a male descendant of Atreus; Atrides, absol. usu. for Agamemnon; in plur.: Atridae, the Atrides, i. e. Agamemnon and Menelaus, Plaut. Bacch. 4, 9, 1:(α).non minor Atrides, non bello major et aevo,
i. e. not Menelaus, not Agamemnon, Ov. M. 12, 623; cf. id. ib. 13, 359; 15, 162.—In dat. and abl. plur.:Atridis,
Hor. S. 2, 3, 203; Ov. P. 1, 7, 32.—In acc. plur.:Atridas superbos,
Hor. C. 1, 10, 13.—In sing.,For Agamemnon, Prop. 4, 6, 23; Hor. C. 2, 4, 7; id. Ep. 1, 2, 12; id. S. 2, 3, 187; Ov. M. 13, 189; 13, 230; 13, 365; 13, 439; 13, 655 et saep.—(β).For Menelaus, Hor. Ep. 1, 7, 43; Ov. M. 15, 805.—Sarcastically:Atrides, of Domitian, as a haughty ruler of Rome,
Juv. 4, 65. -
5 Plisthenes
Plisthĕnes, is, m., = Pleisthenês.I.The son of Pelops, brother of Atreus and Thyestes, and the father of Agamemnon and Menelaus, who were brought up by his brother Atreus (whence they are called Atridae), Serv. Verg. A. 1, 458;1.acc. to others,
the son of Atreus, Hyg. Fab. 86 and 97.—Hence,Plisthĕnĭdes, ae, m., = Pleisthenidês, a male descendant of Plisthenes, a Plisthenide: felix Plisthenide, i. e. Menelaus, Sabin. Ep. 1, 107.—2.Plisthĕ-nĭus, a, um, adj., of or belonging to Plisthenes, Plisthenian:II.Plisthenius torus,
i. e. of Agamemnon, Ov. R. Am. 778.—The son of Thyestes, Sen. Thyest. 726; Hyg. Fab. 88. -
6 Plisthenides
Plisthĕnes, is, m., = Pleisthenês.I.The son of Pelops, brother of Atreus and Thyestes, and the father of Agamemnon and Menelaus, who were brought up by his brother Atreus (whence they are called Atridae), Serv. Verg. A. 1, 458;1.acc. to others,
the son of Atreus, Hyg. Fab. 86 and 97.—Hence,Plisthĕnĭdes, ae, m., = Pleisthenidês, a male descendant of Plisthenes, a Plisthenide: felix Plisthenide, i. e. Menelaus, Sabin. Ep. 1, 107.—2.Plisthĕ-nĭus, a, um, adj., of or belonging to Plisthenes, Plisthenian:II.Plisthenius torus,
i. e. of Agamemnon, Ov. R. Am. 778.—The son of Thyestes, Sen. Thyest. 726; Hyg. Fab. 88. -
7 Plisthenius
Plisthĕnes, is, m., = Pleisthenês.I.The son of Pelops, brother of Atreus and Thyestes, and the father of Agamemnon and Menelaus, who were brought up by his brother Atreus (whence they are called Atridae), Serv. Verg. A. 1, 458;1.acc. to others,
the son of Atreus, Hyg. Fab. 86 and 97.—Hence,Plisthĕnĭdes, ae, m., = Pleisthenidês, a male descendant of Plisthenes, a Plisthenide: felix Plisthenide, i. e. Menelaus, Sabin. Ep. 1, 107.—2.Plisthĕ-nĭus, a, um, adj., of or belonging to Plisthenes, Plisthenian:II.Plisthenius torus,
i. e. of Agamemnon, Ov. R. Am. 778.—The son of Thyestes, Sen. Thyest. 726; Hyg. Fab. 88. -
8 Pelopeia
Pĕlops, ŏpis, m., = Pelops.I.Son of Tantalus, king of Phrygia, father of Atreus and Thyestes, grandfather of Agamemnon and Menelaus; in his childhood he was served up to the gods by his father for food (truncatus Pelops, Stat. Th. 4, 590), but was recalled to life by Jupiter, who gave him an ivory shoulder in place of the one eaten by Ceres (umeroque Pelops insignis eburno, Verg. G. 3, 7). Being afterwards driven out of Phrygia, he went to Elis, and by artifice obtained the hand of Hippodamia, daughter [p. 1327] of king Œnomaus, to whose throne he succeeded. By means of the wealth which he brought with him, he acquired so great an influence that the entire peninsula was called, after him, the island of Pelops (Peloponnesus), Hyg. Fab. 83, 84; Serv. Verg. G. 3, 7; Cic. N. D. 3, 21, 53; id. Tusc. 1, 44, 107; 2, 27, 67: Pelope natus, i. e. Thyestes, Enn. ap. Cic. Tusc. 3, 12, 26 (Trag. v. 397 Vahl.):1. 2.ex Tantalo Pelops, ex Pelope autem satus Atreus, Trag. Rel. Inc. Fab. v. 102 Rib.: Pelopis genitor,
i. e. Tantalus, Hor. C. 1, 28, 7.Pĕlŏpēïs, ĭdis, f. adj., Pelopian, Peloponnesian:3.Pelopeides undae,
the sea that surrounds the Peloponnesus, Ov. F. 4, 285.—Hence, Pĕlŏpēĭdes, um, f., the Argive women, Stat. Th. 10, 50; 12, 540.—Pĕlŏpēïus, a, um, adj., = Pelopêios.a.Pelopian:b.Pelopeius Atreus,
Ov. H. 8, 27:virgo,
i. e. Iphigenia, daughter of Agamemnon, id. Tr. 4, 4, 67:arva,
i. e. Phrygia, the native country of Pelops, id. M. 8, 622.— Subst.: Pĕlŏpēia, ae, f., a female descendant of Pelops, Ov. H. 8, 81.—Peloponnesian:4.Pelopeia sedes,
i. e. the seat of Creon, king of Corinth, Sen. Med. 891:oppida,
Claud. in Rufin. 2, 188:regna,
the Peloponnesus, Stat. Th. 1, 117. —Pĕlŏpēus, a, um, adj.a.Pelopian:b.Agamemnon,
Prop. 4 (5), 6, 33:domus,
the race of the Pelopides, id. 3, 17, 20 (4, 18, 20):P. Orestes,
Luc. 7, 778.— Subst.: Pĕlŏpēa, ae, f., the daughter of Pelops, Ov. Ib. 361; Claud. in Eutr. 1, 291; the name of a tragedy, Juv. 7, 92.—Peloponnesian:5.Pelopea phalanx,
the Argive army, Stat. Th. 7, 422.— Poet., in a more extended sense, for Grecian:Pelopea ad moenia,
i. e. to Greece, Verg. A. 2, 193.—Pĕlŏpĭdae, ārum, m., the descendants of Pelops (notorious for their crimes), the Pelopides, Hyg. Fab. 86; an old poet in Cic. Fam. 7, 28, 2; 7, 30, 1; id. Att. 14, 12, 2; 15, 11, 3 (applied by Cicero to the adherents of Cæsar).—6. II.A slave's name, Cic. Att. 14, 8, 1. -
9 Pelopeides
Pĕlops, ŏpis, m., = Pelops.I.Son of Tantalus, king of Phrygia, father of Atreus and Thyestes, grandfather of Agamemnon and Menelaus; in his childhood he was served up to the gods by his father for food (truncatus Pelops, Stat. Th. 4, 590), but was recalled to life by Jupiter, who gave him an ivory shoulder in place of the one eaten by Ceres (umeroque Pelops insignis eburno, Verg. G. 3, 7). Being afterwards driven out of Phrygia, he went to Elis, and by artifice obtained the hand of Hippodamia, daughter [p. 1327] of king Œnomaus, to whose throne he succeeded. By means of the wealth which he brought with him, he acquired so great an influence that the entire peninsula was called, after him, the island of Pelops (Peloponnesus), Hyg. Fab. 83, 84; Serv. Verg. G. 3, 7; Cic. N. D. 3, 21, 53; id. Tusc. 1, 44, 107; 2, 27, 67: Pelope natus, i. e. Thyestes, Enn. ap. Cic. Tusc. 3, 12, 26 (Trag. v. 397 Vahl.):1. 2.ex Tantalo Pelops, ex Pelope autem satus Atreus, Trag. Rel. Inc. Fab. v. 102 Rib.: Pelopis genitor,
i. e. Tantalus, Hor. C. 1, 28, 7.Pĕlŏpēïs, ĭdis, f. adj., Pelopian, Peloponnesian:3.Pelopeides undae,
the sea that surrounds the Peloponnesus, Ov. F. 4, 285.—Hence, Pĕlŏpēĭdes, um, f., the Argive women, Stat. Th. 10, 50; 12, 540.—Pĕlŏpēïus, a, um, adj., = Pelopêios.a.Pelopian:b.Pelopeius Atreus,
Ov. H. 8, 27:virgo,
i. e. Iphigenia, daughter of Agamemnon, id. Tr. 4, 4, 67:arva,
i. e. Phrygia, the native country of Pelops, id. M. 8, 622.— Subst.: Pĕlŏpēia, ae, f., a female descendant of Pelops, Ov. H. 8, 81.—Peloponnesian:4.Pelopeia sedes,
i. e. the seat of Creon, king of Corinth, Sen. Med. 891:oppida,
Claud. in Rufin. 2, 188:regna,
the Peloponnesus, Stat. Th. 1, 117. —Pĕlŏpēus, a, um, adj.a.Pelopian:b.Agamemnon,
Prop. 4 (5), 6, 33:domus,
the race of the Pelopides, id. 3, 17, 20 (4, 18, 20):P. Orestes,
Luc. 7, 778.— Subst.: Pĕlŏpēa, ae, f., the daughter of Pelops, Ov. Ib. 361; Claud. in Eutr. 1, 291; the name of a tragedy, Juv. 7, 92.—Peloponnesian:5.Pelopea phalanx,
the Argive army, Stat. Th. 7, 422.— Poet., in a more extended sense, for Grecian:Pelopea ad moenia,
i. e. to Greece, Verg. A. 2, 193.—Pĕlŏpĭdae, ārum, m., the descendants of Pelops (notorious for their crimes), the Pelopides, Hyg. Fab. 86; an old poet in Cic. Fam. 7, 28, 2; 7, 30, 1; id. Att. 14, 12, 2; 15, 11, 3 (applied by Cicero to the adherents of Cæsar).—6. II.A slave's name, Cic. Att. 14, 8, 1. -
10 Pelops
Pĕlops, ŏpis, m., = Pelops.I.Son of Tantalus, king of Phrygia, father of Atreus and Thyestes, grandfather of Agamemnon and Menelaus; in his childhood he was served up to the gods by his father for food (truncatus Pelops, Stat. Th. 4, 590), but was recalled to life by Jupiter, who gave him an ivory shoulder in place of the one eaten by Ceres (umeroque Pelops insignis eburno, Verg. G. 3, 7). Being afterwards driven out of Phrygia, he went to Elis, and by artifice obtained the hand of Hippodamia, daughter [p. 1327] of king Œnomaus, to whose throne he succeeded. By means of the wealth which he brought with him, he acquired so great an influence that the entire peninsula was called, after him, the island of Pelops (Peloponnesus), Hyg. Fab. 83, 84; Serv. Verg. G. 3, 7; Cic. N. D. 3, 21, 53; id. Tusc. 1, 44, 107; 2, 27, 67: Pelope natus, i. e. Thyestes, Enn. ap. Cic. Tusc. 3, 12, 26 (Trag. v. 397 Vahl.):1. 2.ex Tantalo Pelops, ex Pelope autem satus Atreus, Trag. Rel. Inc. Fab. v. 102 Rib.: Pelopis genitor,
i. e. Tantalus, Hor. C. 1, 28, 7.Pĕlŏpēïs, ĭdis, f. adj., Pelopian, Peloponnesian:3.Pelopeides undae,
the sea that surrounds the Peloponnesus, Ov. F. 4, 285.—Hence, Pĕlŏpēĭdes, um, f., the Argive women, Stat. Th. 10, 50; 12, 540.—Pĕlŏpēïus, a, um, adj., = Pelopêios.a.Pelopian:b.Pelopeius Atreus,
Ov. H. 8, 27:virgo,
i. e. Iphigenia, daughter of Agamemnon, id. Tr. 4, 4, 67:arva,
i. e. Phrygia, the native country of Pelops, id. M. 8, 622.— Subst.: Pĕlŏpēia, ae, f., a female descendant of Pelops, Ov. H. 8, 81.—Peloponnesian:4.Pelopeia sedes,
i. e. the seat of Creon, king of Corinth, Sen. Med. 891:oppida,
Claud. in Rufin. 2, 188:regna,
the Peloponnesus, Stat. Th. 1, 117. —Pĕlŏpēus, a, um, adj.a.Pelopian:b.Agamemnon,
Prop. 4 (5), 6, 33:domus,
the race of the Pelopides, id. 3, 17, 20 (4, 18, 20):P. Orestes,
Luc. 7, 778.— Subst.: Pĕlŏpēa, ae, f., the daughter of Pelops, Ov. Ib. 361; Claud. in Eutr. 1, 291; the name of a tragedy, Juv. 7, 92.—Peloponnesian:5.Pelopea phalanx,
the Argive army, Stat. Th. 7, 422.— Poet., in a more extended sense, for Grecian:Pelopea ad moenia,
i. e. to Greece, Verg. A. 2, 193.—Pĕlŏpĭdae, ārum, m., the descendants of Pelops (notorious for their crimes), the Pelopides, Hyg. Fab. 86; an old poet in Cic. Fam. 7, 28, 2; 7, 30, 1; id. Att. 14, 12, 2; 15, 11, 3 (applied by Cicero to the adherents of Cæsar).—6. II.A slave's name, Cic. Att. 14, 8, 1. -
11 Agamemnonides
Ăgămemnon, ŏnis, m. (nom. Agamemno, Enn. ap. Cic. Att. 13, 47; Cic. Tusc. 4, 8, 17; Stat. Achill. 1, 553), = Agamemnôn, king of Mycenœ, son of Atreus and of Aërope, brother of Menelaüs, husband of Clytœmnestra, father of Orestes, Iphigenia, and Electra, commander-in-chief of the Grecian forces before Troy, and murdered by his wife, with the aid of Ægisthus, her paramour. — Poet., for his time:1.vixēre fortes ante Agamemnona Multi,
Hor. C. 4, 9, 25 - 28.—Hence,Ăgămemnŏnĭdēs, ae, patr. m., = Agamemnonidês, a male descendant of Agamemnon; his son Orestes:2.par Agamemnonidae crimen,
i. e. the matricide of Orestes, Juv. 8, 215.—Ăgămem-nŏnĭus, a, um, adj., = Agamemnonios, of or pertaining to Agamemnon ( poet.):phalanges,
i. e. the Grecian troops before Troy, commanded by Agamemnon, Verg. A. 6, 489:Mycenae,
ruled by Agamemnon, id. ib. 6, 838:Orestes,
son of Agamemnon, id. ib. 4, 471: puella, daughter of Agamemnon, i. e. Iphigenia, Prop. 5, 1, 111. -
12 Agamemnonius
Ăgămemnon, ŏnis, m. (nom. Agamemno, Enn. ap. Cic. Att. 13, 47; Cic. Tusc. 4, 8, 17; Stat. Achill. 1, 553), = Agamemnôn, king of Mycenœ, son of Atreus and of Aërope, brother of Menelaüs, husband of Clytœmnestra, father of Orestes, Iphigenia, and Electra, commander-in-chief of the Grecian forces before Troy, and murdered by his wife, with the aid of Ægisthus, her paramour. — Poet., for his time:1.vixēre fortes ante Agamemnona Multi,
Hor. C. 4, 9, 25 - 28.—Hence,Ăgămemnŏnĭdēs, ae, patr. m., = Agamemnonidês, a male descendant of Agamemnon; his son Orestes:2.par Agamemnonidae crimen,
i. e. the matricide of Orestes, Juv. 8, 215.—Ăgămem-nŏnĭus, a, um, adj., = Agamemnonios, of or pertaining to Agamemnon ( poet.):phalanges,
i. e. the Grecian troops before Troy, commanded by Agamemnon, Verg. A. 6, 489:Mycenae,
ruled by Agamemnon, id. ib. 6, 838:Orestes,
son of Agamemnon, id. ib. 4, 471: puella, daughter of Agamemnon, i. e. Iphigenia, Prop. 5, 1, 111. -
13 Tantalos
Tantălus ( - los), i (Greek collat. form of dat. Tantaleo, after the form Tantaleus), m., = Tantalos, a king of Phrygia, son of Jupiter, and father of Pelops and Niobe. He was admitted by Jupiter to the feasts of the gods;A.but, having disclosed their secrets, he was sent for punishment to the infernal regions, where he stood up to his chin in water under an overhanging fruittree, both of which retreated whenever he attempted to satisfy the hunger and thirst that tormented him. A rock also hung over him ever threatening to fall,
Hyg. Fab. 82; Ov. Am. 2, 2, 44; id. M. 4, 457; 6, 172; 10, 41; Poët. ap. Cic. Tusc. 1, 5, 10; Cic. Tusc. 4, 16, 35; id. Fin. 1, 18, 60; Hor. Epod. 17, 66; id. S. 1, 1, 68; Tib. 1, 3, 77 al.—Hence,Tantălĕus, a, um, adj., of or belonging to Tantalus:B.sors,
Prop. 2, 17 (3, 9), 5:manus,
id. 2, 1, 66:mensa,
Stat. Th. 11, 128. —Tantălĭdes, ae, m., a male descendant of Tantalus; of Pelops, Ov. Tr. 2, 385; of the grandsons of Tantalus ( Atreus and Thyestes): Tantalidarum internecio, Poët. ap. Cic. N. D. 3, 38, 90; so,C.Tantalidae fratres,
Ov. F. 2, 627; of his great-grandson, Agamemnon, id. M. 12, 626; id. H. 8, 45; id. Am. 2, 8, 13; id. F. 5, 307 al.—Tan-tălis, ĭdis, f., a female descendant of Tantalus; of Niobe, Ov. M. 6, 211; Stat. Th. 3, 193; Sen. Herc. Oet. 197; of Hermione, daughter of Menelaus, Ov. H. 8, 122:matres,
descended from Tantalus, id. ib. 8, 66. -
14 Tantalus
Tantălus ( - los), i (Greek collat. form of dat. Tantaleo, after the form Tantaleus), m., = Tantalos, a king of Phrygia, son of Jupiter, and father of Pelops and Niobe. He was admitted by Jupiter to the feasts of the gods;A.but, having disclosed their secrets, he was sent for punishment to the infernal regions, where he stood up to his chin in water under an overhanging fruittree, both of which retreated whenever he attempted to satisfy the hunger and thirst that tormented him. A rock also hung over him ever threatening to fall,
Hyg. Fab. 82; Ov. Am. 2, 2, 44; id. M. 4, 457; 6, 172; 10, 41; Poët. ap. Cic. Tusc. 1, 5, 10; Cic. Tusc. 4, 16, 35; id. Fin. 1, 18, 60; Hor. Epod. 17, 66; id. S. 1, 1, 68; Tib. 1, 3, 77 al.—Hence,Tantălĕus, a, um, adj., of or belonging to Tantalus:B.sors,
Prop. 2, 17 (3, 9), 5:manus,
id. 2, 1, 66:mensa,
Stat. Th. 11, 128. —Tantălĭdes, ae, m., a male descendant of Tantalus; of Pelops, Ov. Tr. 2, 385; of the grandsons of Tantalus ( Atreus and Thyestes): Tantalidarum internecio, Poët. ap. Cic. N. D. 3, 38, 90; so,C.Tantalidae fratres,
Ov. F. 2, 627; of his great-grandson, Agamemnon, id. M. 12, 626; id. H. 8, 45; id. Am. 2, 8, 13; id. F. 5, 307 al.—Tan-tălis, ĭdis, f., a female descendant of Tantalus; of Niobe, Ov. M. 6, 211; Stat. Th. 3, 193; Sen. Herc. Oet. 197; of Hermione, daughter of Menelaus, Ov. H. 8, 122:matres,
descended from Tantalus, id. ib. 8, 66.
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Menelaus — Men•e•la•us [[t]ˌmɛn lˈeɪ əs[/t]] n. myt a legendary king of Sparta, the brother of Agamemnon and husband of Helen of Troy … From formal English to slang
Menelaus — /mɛnəˈleɪəs/ (say menuh layuhs) noun Greek Legend a king of Sparta, brother of Agamemnon and husband of Helen; one of the leaders of the Greeks before Troy …
Menelaus — /men l ay euhs/, n. Class. Myth. a king of Sparta, the husband of Helen and brother of Agamemnon, to whom he appealed for an army against Troy in order to recover Helen from her abductor, Paris. * * * In Greek mythology, the king of Sparta and… … Universalium
Agamemnon — noun One of the most distinguished heroes of Greek mythology. He is the son of King Atreus of Mycenae and Queen Aerope, and brother of Menelaus. He is attributed with rallying the Greeks for the … Wiktionary
Agamemnon — Ag•a•mem•non [[t]ˌæg əˈmɛm nɒn, nən[/t]] n. myt a legendary king of Mycenae, the son of Atreus and brother of Menelaus, who led the Greeks in the Trojan War and was murdered by his wife Clytemnestra … From formal English to slang