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

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 found Sisyphidæ and Ionians mixed with them.328.Orchomenos, p. 257.329.II.

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

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

"O Gods!" exclaimed Aletes, wise and old, "Not yet ye mean to raze the Trojan race, Who give to Troy such gallant hearts and bold."

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