Aletes

American  

[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

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

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

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

To Nisus Mnestheus gave a lion's hide, His helmet changed Aletes.

From The Æneid of Virgil Translated into English Verse by E. Fairfax Taylor by Taylor, Edward Fairfax

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