Agamemnon
See also: Agamemnón and Agamêmnon
English
Etymology
From Ancient Greek Ἀγαμέμνων (Agamémnōn, “very resolute”).
Pronunciation
- (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /ˌæɡəˈmɛmnɒn/, /ˌæɡəˈmɛmnən/
Proper noun
Agamemnon
- (Greek mythology) One of the most distinguished heroes of Greek mythology. He is the son of King Atreus of Mycenae and Queen Aerope and the brother of Menelaus. He is famous for rallying the Greeks in the Trojan War, yet infamous for the sacrifice of his daughter Iphigenia at the commencement of the war.
Coordinate terms
- Menelaus
Translations
Greek hero
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Further reading
- Agamemnon on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
French
Etymology
Borrowed from Ancient Greek Ἀγαμέμνων (Agamémnōn).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /a.ɡa.mɛm.nɔ̃/
Proper noun
Agamemnon m
- Agamemnon
Latin
Etymology
From Ancient Greek Ἀγαμέμνων (Agamémnōn).
Pronunciation
- (Classical) IPA(key): /a.ɡaˈmem.noːn/, [äɡäˈmɛmnoːn]
- (Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): /a.ɡaˈmem.non/, [äɡäˈmɛmnon]
Proper noun
Agamemnōn m sg (genitive Agamemnonis); third declension
- (Greek mythology) Agamemnon.
Declension
Third-declension noun, singular only.
Case | Singular |
---|---|
Nominative | Agamemnōn |
Genitive | Agamemnonis |
Dative | Agamemnonī |
Accusative | Agamemnona |
Ablative | Agamemnone |
Vocative | Agamemnōn |
References
- “Agamemnon”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
- Agamemnon in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette
- “Agamemnon”, in William Smith, editor (1848) A Dictionary of Greek Biography and Mythology, London: John Murray
Portuguese
Proper noun
Agamemnon m
- Alternative form of Agamenão