ATREUS

Meaning of ATREUS in English

Pronunciation: ' ā - ˌ trüs, -tr ē - ə s

Function: noun

Etymology: Greek

Date: 15th century

: a king of Mycenae and father of Agamemnon and Menelaus

Merriam Webster Collegiate English Dictionary. Merriam Webster - Энциклопедический словарь английского языка. 2012

ATREUS — noun Etymology: Greek Date: 15th century a king of Mycenae and father of Agamemnon and Menelaus
Толковый словарь английского языка - Merriam Webster
ATREUS — In Greek legend, the son of Pelops . Atreus became king of Mycenae and drove out his brother Thyestes. Plagued …
Английский словарь Британика
ATREUS — /ay"tree euhs, ay"tryoohs/ , n. Class. Myth. the father of Plisthenes, Agamemnon, Menelaus, and Anaxibia upon whose house Thyestes pronounced …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
ATREUS — noun Etymology: Greek Date: 15th century : a king of Mycenae and father of Agamemnon and Menelaus
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
ATREUS — [Atreus] n [Gk]: a king of Mycenae and father of Agamemnon and Menelaus
Merriam-Webster English vocab
ATREUS — in Greek legend, the son of Pelops of Mycenae and his wife, Hippodamia. Atreus was the elder brother of Thyestes …
Britannica English vocabulary
ATREUS — Atreus BrE AmE ˈeɪtr i əs -uːs; ˈeɪtr uːs
Longman Pronunciation English Dictionary
ATREUS — In Greek legend, the son of Pelops . Atreus became king of Mycenae and drove out his brother Thyestes. Plagued …
Britannica Concise Encyclopedia
ATREUS — [Greek heroic] Atreus, king of Mycene, was the son of Pelops and the father of Agamemnon and Menelaus. He was …
Encyclopedia Mythica English vocab
ATREUS — (греческое) (мифология) Атрей
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ATREUS — (греческое) (мифология) Атрей
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ATREUS — Атрей
Американский Англо-Русский словарь
ATREUS — n греч. миф. Атрей
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ATREUS — (n) атрей
English-Russian Lingvistica'98 dictionary
ATREUS — n греч. миф. Атрей
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ATREUS — n греч. миф. Атрей
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ATREUS — (греческое) (мифология) Атрей
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ATREUS — (греческое) (мифология) Атрей
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ATREUS, TREASURY OF — also called Tomb of Agamemnon, Beehive Tomb, or Tholos tomb built c. 1300 to 1250 BC at Mycenae, Greece. This …
Britannica English vocabulary
THYESTEAN — adjective Etymology: Thyestes, brother of Atreus who unwittingly ate the flesh of his children Date: 1667 of or relating to …
Толковый словарь английского языка - Merriam Webster
MENELAUS — In Greek mythology , the king of Sparta and the younger son of Atreus . When his wife, Helen , …
Английский словарь Британика
BEEHIVE TOMB — or tholos Large, beehive-shaped ceremonial tomb, sometimes built into the side of a hill. The Treasury of Atreus, a surviving …
Английский словарь Британика
AGAMEMNON — In Greek legend, the son of Atreus , brother of Menelaus , and king of Mycenae and commander of the …
Английский словарь Британика
THYESTES
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
ANAXIBIA — /an'ak sib"ee euh/ , n. Class. Myth. 1. a daughter of Atreus and Aërope, and the sister of Agamemnon and …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
AGAMEMNON — /ag'euh mem"non, -neuhn/ , n. 1. Class. Myth. a king of Mycenae, a son of Atreus and brother of Menelaus. …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
PELOPS — legendary founder of the Pelopid dynasty at Mycenae in the Greek Peloponnese, which was probably named for him. Pelops was …
Britannica English vocabulary
AGAMEMNON — in Greek legend, king of Mycenae or Argos. He was the son (or grandson) of Atreus, king of Mycenae, and …
Britannica English vocabulary
THYESTES — [Greek heroic] The brother of Atreus and son of Pelops and Hippodamia. He seduced his brother's wife and also contrived …
Encyclopedia Mythica English vocab
PLISTHENES — [Greek heroic] The son of Pelops, brother of Atreus and Thyestes. According to some he was the father of Agamemnon …
Encyclopedia Mythica English vocab
AEROPE — [Greek heroic] The wife of Atreus. She committed adultery with his brother Thyestes and gave him the Golden Fleece through …
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AEGISTHUS — [Greek heroic] The son of Thyestes and his daughter Pelopea. Desiring to avenge himself upon his brother Atreus and acting …
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