Ἀγαμεμνονίδης

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Ancient Greek

Etymology

Ᾰ̓γᾰμέμνων (Agamémnōn) +‎ -ῐ́δης (-ídēs, patronymic suffix)

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Proper noun

Ᾰ̓γᾰμεμνονῐ́δης (Agamemnonídēsm (genitive Ᾰ̓γᾰμεμνονῐ́δου); first declension

  1. son of Agamemnon: that is, Orestes
    • 800 BCE – 600 BCE, Homer, Odyssey 1.29–30:
      μνήσατο γὰρ κατὰ θῡμὸν ἀμῡ́μονος Αἰγίσθοιο,
      τόν ῥ’ Ἀγαμεμνονίδης τηλεκλυτὸς ἔκταν’ Ὀρέστης·
      mnḗsato gàr katà thūmòn amū́monos Aigísthoio,
      tón rh’ Agamemnonídēs tēleklutòs éktan’ Oréstēs;
      for recalled in his heart noble Aegisthus,
      whom far-famed Orestes, son of Agamemnon, had slain.

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