Ἀερόπη

Aerope

Translated by Frederick Williams28 Oct 1999Vetting: high5 revisions

2 words

Proper name.

Greek original · Adler’s text

Ἀερόπη· ὄνομα κύριον.

Betacode

*)aero/ph: o)/noma ku/rion.

That of two women in Greek mythology:
(i) A. the wife of Atreus, mother of Agamemnon and Menelaus [see further, OCD(4) s.v.];
(ii) A. the daughter of Cepheus, who was impregnated by Ares, and gave birth to Aeropus.
The name is also the title of plays by Agathon and Carcinus.