Nicostratus

or Ni·kos·tra·tos

[ nahy-kos-truh-tuhs ]

noun

, Classical Mythology.

1. a son of Menelaus and Helen who, with his illegitimate brother Megapenthes, expelled Helen from Sparta when Menelaus died.

Example Sentences

Nicostratus followed close behind him, without a word, frequently slapping his thigh with his hand.

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What, would you have me imitate Nicostratus the actor, reciting his tetrameters to the music of the fife?

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And yet Hercules would esteem the brave though ugly Nicostratus as much as the beautiful Alcæus.

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At Nicostratus's table we discoursed of those matters which the Athenians were to debate of in their next assembly.

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His three sons— Philippus, Araros and Nicostratus—were all comic poets.

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