Aletes

[ uh-lee-teez ]

noun

, Classical Mythology.

1. a son of Clytemnestra and her lover Aegisthus. He became ruler of Mycenae after the death of his parents.
2. a descendant of Hercules who conquered Corinth.

Example Sentences

So Helymus does, so Aletes ripe of years, so the boy Ascanius, and the rest of the people follow.

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Then the old man Aletes said: “Surely, Troy hath not altogether perished, having yet such hearts as yours.”

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Old Aletes laid his hands on their heads and with tears in his eyes blessed the gods for sending such deliverers.

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Aletes was slain by Orestes, and 176 Electra became the wife of Pylades.

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In the meantime Aletes, the son of Aegisthus, seized the throne of Mycenae.

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