Aletes
Americannoun
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a son of Clytemnestra and her lover Aegisthus. He became ruler of Mycenae after the death of his parents.
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a descendant of Hercules who conquered Corinth.
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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
The walls were covered with scales of brass; and in the centre, on a granite pedestal, stood the statue of one of the Kabiri called Aletes, the discoverer of the mines in Celtiberia.
From Salammbo by Flaubert, Gustave
This has been overlooked by Eusehius, since he makes Aletes contemporary with Eurysthenes.
From The History and Antiquities of the Doric Race, Vol. 1 of 2 by Müller, Karl Otfried
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
Under the new dynasty of Aletes, which reigned according to tradition from 1074 to 747, Corinthian history continues obscure.
From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 7, Slice 4 "Coquelin" to "Costume" by Various
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