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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 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. -
4 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. -
5 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. -
6 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. -
7 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. -
8 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. -
9 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.
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