Aletes
[ uh-lee-teez ]
nounClassical Mythology.
a son of Clytemnestra and her lover Aegisthus. He became ruler of Mycenae after the death of his parents.
a descendant of Hercules who conquered Corinth.
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So Helymus does, so Aletes ripe of years, so the boy Ascanius, and the rest of the people follow.
The Aeneid of Virgil | VirgilThen the old man Aletes said: “Surely, Troy hath not altogether perished, having yet such hearts as yours.”
Stories from Virgil | Alfred J. ChurchOld Aletes laid his hands on their heads and with tears in his eyes blessed the gods for sending such deliverers.
Half a Hundred Hero Tales | VariousAletes was slain by Orestes, and 176 Electra became the wife of Pylades.
In the meantime Aletes, the son of Aegisthus, seized the throne of Mycenae.
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