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Ēlectra

gen. Ēlectrae · gender feminine · decl. 1st
(nom. with long
a, Prop. 2, 14, 5 (3, 6, 5 M.); Ov. F. 4, 177; Cic. Arat. 36; acc.: Electrān,… •
a, Prop. 2, 14, 5 (3, 6, 5 M.); Ov. F. 4, 177; Cic. Arat. 36; acc.: Electrān, Ov. Tr. 2, 395; id. F. 4, 32; 174), f., = Ἠλέκτρα.
Daughter of Atlas and Pleione; one of the seven Pleiades; and mother of Dardanus by Jupiter •
Daughter of Atlas and Pleione, one of the seven Pleiades, and mother of Dardanus by Jupiter, Ov. F. 4, 31 sq.; 174; Verg. A. 8, 135; Serv. ib. 7, 207; 10, 272; Hyg. Fab. 155 and 192. —Hence, ēlectrĭus, a, um, adj.: tellus, i. e. Samothrace, Val. Fl. 2, 431.—
Daughter of Agamemnon and Clytemnestra; and sister of Orestes; the name of a tragedy
Daughter of Agamemnon and Clytemnestra, and sister of Orestes, Prop. 2, 14, 5 (3, 6, 5 M.); Hor. S. 2, 3, 140; Vell. 1, 1, 3; Juv. 8, 218; Hyg. Fab. 117; 122; Serv. Verg. A. 4, 471.—Also the name of a tragedy, Ov. Tr. 2, 395; Suet. Caes. 84.—
A Danaïd
A Danaïd, Hyg. Fab. 170.—
An Oceanid; wife of Thaumas; and mother of the Harpies
An Oceanid, wife of Thaumas, and mother of the Harpies, Serv. Verg. A. 3, 212; 241.
Perseus ID: n15418 Key: Electra