Atreus

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Translingual[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From Ancient Greek Ἀτρεύς (Atreús).

Proper noun[edit]

Atreus m

  1. A taxonomic subgenus within the family Buthidae – Tityrus (Atreus), certain scorpions.

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English[edit]

Etymology[edit]

Borrowed from Ancient Greek Ἀτρεύς (Atreús).

Proper noun[edit]

Atreus

  1. (Greek mythology) A mythological king of Mycenae and son of Pelops and Hippodamia.

Latin[edit]

Etymology[edit]

Borrowed from Ancient Greek Ἀτρεύς (Atreús).

Pronunciation[edit]

Proper noun[edit]

Atreus m sg (genitive Atreī); second declension

  1. (Greek mythology) Atreus (a mythological king of Mycenae and son of Pelops and Hippodamia)

Declension[edit]

Second-declension noun, singular only.

Case Singular
Nominative Atreus
Genitive Atreī
Dative Atreō
Accusative Atreum
Ablative Atreō
Vocative Atree

References[edit]

  • Atreus in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.
  • Atreus”, in William Smith, editor (1848), A Dictionary of Greek and Roman Biography and Mythology, London: John Murray