Atreus

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/ˈeɪ.tɹi.əs//ˈeɪˌtɹuːs/

proper noun

A mythological king of Mycenae and son of Pelops and Hippodamia.

OriginAncient Greek Ἀτρεύς →
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Meanings

proper noun
  1. Greekhuman sciencesA mythological king of Mycenae and son of Pelops and Hippodamia.

    His messenger, Argicides, to Pelops, skill'd in horse; / Pelops to Atreus, chief of men; he dying, gave it course

    [1611?], Homer, “Book II”, in Geo[rge] Chapman, transl., The Iliads of Homer Prince of Poets. […], London: […] Nathaniell Butter, →OCLC; republished as The Iliads of Homer, Prince of Poets, […], new edition, volume I, London: Charles Knight and Co., […], 1843, →OCLC, page 53
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    The gloom that had overshadowed the sin-stained race of Atreus is dispelled by the radiance of the glory of Athens.

    1924, Herbert Weir Smyth, “VIII. Orestea. III: Eumenides”, in Aeschylean Tragedy, page 228

Origin

  1. Ancient GreekἈτρεύς
  2. EnglishAtreus

Borrowed from Ancient Greek Ἀτρεύς (Atreús).

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Translations

Ancient Greek Ἀτρεύς
  • Ἀτρεύς (Atreús)mythological king
Catalan Atreu
  • Atreumythological king
Czech Átreus
  • Átreusmythological king
Danish Atreus
  • Atreusmythological king
Dutch Atreus
  • Atreusmythological king
Esperanto Atreo
  • Atreomythological king
Estonian Atreus
  • Atreusmythological king
Finnish Atreus
  • Atreusmythological king
French Atrée
  • Atréemythological king
German Atreus
  • Atreusmythological king
Greek Ατρέας
  • Ατρέας (Atréas)mythological king
Hungarian Atreusz
  • Atreuszmythological king
Icelandic Atreifur
  • Atreifurmythological king
Italian Atreo
  • Atreomythological king
Latin Atreus
  • Atreusmythological king
Lithuanian Atrėjas
  • Atrėjasmythological king
Polish Atreus
  • Atreusmythological king
Portuguese Atreu
  • Atreumythological king
Romanian Atreu
  • Atreumythological king
Russian Атре́й
  • Атре́й (Atréj)mythological king
Slovak Átreus
  • Átreusmythological king
Spanish Atreo
  • Atreomythological king
Swedish Atreus
  • Atreusmythological king
Turkish Atreus
  • Atreusmythological king
Ukrainian Атре́й
  • Атре́й (Atréj)mythological king

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Cite this entry
APA

Atreus. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Atreus

MLA

“Atreus.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Atreus. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Atreus,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Atreus.

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