Aletes

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[uh-lee-teez] / əˈli tiz /

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.

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Example Sentences

Archias δέκατος ἀπὸ Τημένου, since the Bacchiadæ derived themselves from Aletes, not Temenus.

From The History and Antiquities of the Doric Race, Vol. 1 of 2 by Müller, Karl Otfried

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

From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 9, Slice 2 "Ehud" to "Electroscope" by Various

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

From The Aeneid of Virgil by Virgil

Aletes, son of Hippotes and a descendant of Heracles, is said to have taken possession of Corinth by the help of the oracle of Zeus at Dodona, and therefore named the city Διὸς Κόρινθος.

From Helps to Latin Translation at Sight by Luce, Edmund

The descendants of Aletes reigned twelve generations, when the nobles converted the government into an oligarchy, under Bacchis, who greatly increased the commercial importance of the city.

From Ancient States and Empires by Lord, John