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 John Lord
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 Karl Otfried Müller
Mnestheus gives Nisus the shaggy spoils of a lion's hide; faithful Aletes exchanges his helmet.
From The Aeneid of Virgil by Virgil
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
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