Atreid
Meanings
noun
- Any of the family and descendants of the mythical Mycenaean king Atreus, including either of his sons Menelaus and Agamemnon, who both feature in the Iliad.
Word forms
Etymology
Borrowed from Ancient Greek Ἀτρείδης (Atreídēs). By surface analysis, Atreus + -id.
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