LATIN DICTIONARYLexicon Latīnum
proper noun · feminine

Erigone

Erigone f

Meaning

  1. GreekfeminineErigone (daughter of Aegisthus)

Ērĭgŏne, ēs, f., = Ἠριγόϝη.
I. The daughter of Icarius, who hung herself through grief for her father's death, and was rewarded for it by being translated to the sky as the constellation Virgo, Hyg. Fab. 130; 254; Verg. G. 1, 33 Serv.; Ov. M. 6, 125.—Hence, ērĭgŏnēĭus, a, um, adj.: Canis, i. e. Maera, the hound of Icarius, who was placed along with her in the sky, Ov. F. 5, 723; for which: Canis Erigones, Col. 10, 400.—
II. Daughter of Aegisthus and Clytemnestra, Hyg. Fab. 122; Dict. Cret. 6, 2, 4.—
III. Astraea, Mart. Cap. 2, § 174.

Origins

Borrowed from Ancient Greek Ἠριγόνη (Ērigónē).

Descendants
  • EnglishErigone
  • FrenchÉrigonefrom Middle French Erigone

In the Academy Smith's classical dictionaries

Biography & mythologyErigoneErigone. 2. A daughter of Aegisthus and Clytaemnestra, and by Orestes the mother of Penthilus. (Paus. 2.18.5.) Hyginus (Hyg. Fab. 122), on the other h…

Quick answers

What does Erigone mean in Latin?
Erigone, a proper noun, means “Erigone (daughter of Aegisthus)”.