Atreus
pronunciation
How to pronounce Atreus in British English:
UK [ˈeitriu:s]
How to pronounce Atreus in American English:
US [ˈeˌtrus, ˈetriəs]
Word Origin
- Atreus
- son of Pelops, father of Agamemnon and Menelaeus.
Example
- 1. Atreus : a king of mycenae , brother of thyestes and father of agamemnon and menelaus .
- 2. Agamemnon the king of mycenae and leader of the greeks in the trojan war , who was the son of atreus and the father of orestes , electra , and iphigenia ; his wife clytemnestra killed him upon his return from troy .
- 3. The king of mycenae and leader of the greeks in the trojan war , who was the son of atreus and the father of orestes , electra , and iphigenia . He was killed by his wife clytemnestra upon his return from troy .