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noun

Plisthĕnes

gen. Plisthĕnis · gender masculine · decl. 3rd
= Πλεισθένης.
The son of Pelops; brother of Atreus and Thyestes; and the father of Agamemnon and Menelaus •
The son of Pelops, brother of Atreus and Thyestes, and the father of Agamemnon and Menelaus, who were brought up by his brother Atreus (whence they are called Atridae), Serv. Verg. A. 1, 458; acc. to others, the son of Atreus, Hyg. Fab. 86 and 97.—Hence,
a male descendant of Plisthenes; a Plisthenide
Plisthĕnĭdes, ae, m., = Πλεισθενίδης, a male descendant of Plisthenes, a Plisthenide: felix Plisthenide, i. e. Menelaus, Sabin. Ep. 1, 107.—
belonging to Plisthenes; Plisthenian •
Plisthĕ-nĭus, a, um, adj., of or belonging to Plisthenes, Plisthenian: Plisthenius torus, i. e. of Agamemnon, Ov. R. Am. 778.—
The son of Thyestes
The son of Thyestes, Sen. Thyest. 726; Hyg. Fab. 88.
Perseus ID: n36683 Key: Plisthenes