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Atreus

noun
\ˈā-ˌtrüs, -trē-əs\

Definition of Atreus 

: a king of Mycenae and father of Agamemnon and Menelaus

First Known Use of Atreus

15th century, in the meaning defined above

History and Etymology for Atreus

Greek

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