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1 Atreus (In Greek legend, king of Mycenae and father of Agamemnon and Menelaus)
Религия: АтрейУниверсальный англо-русский словарь > Atreus (In Greek legend, king of Mycenae and father of Agamemnon and Menelaus)
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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 Atreus
1) Религия: (In Greek legend, king of Mycenae and father of Agamemnon and Menelaus) Атрей2) Греческий язык: Атрей -
9 Атрей
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10 Ἀτρεύς
A Homeric dictionary (Greek-English) (Ελληνικά-Αγγλικά ομηρικό λεξικό) > Ἀτρεύς
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11 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. -
12 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. -
13 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. -
14 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,
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15 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,
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16 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. -
17 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.
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Pleisthenes — In Greek mythology, Pleisthenes was either the son of Pelops, or Pelops son Atreus (in which case he, rather than Atreus, was thought of the father of Agamemnon and Menelaus). His wife was either Aerope or Cleolla, daughter of Dias, another son… … Wikipedia
Atreus — [ā′trē əs] n. [L < Gr] Gr. Myth. a king of Mycenae and father of Agamemnon and Menelaus: to avenge the treachery of his brother, Thyestes, he kills Thyestes sons and serves their flesh to him at a banquet … English World dictionary
Atreus — noun Etymology: Greek Date: 15th century a king of Mycenae and father of Agamemnon and Menelaus … New Collegiate Dictionary
Atreus — /ˈeɪtriəs/ (say aytreeuhs) noun Greek Legend a king of Mycenae, father of Agamemnon and Menelaus. His evil deeds and those of his house gave many themes to the Greek dramatists …
A|treus — «AY troos, tree uhs», noun. Greek Legend. a king of Mycenae and the father of Agamemnon and Menelaus … Useful english dictionary
