proper noun · femininefirst declension
Mycēnae
Mycēnae f pl (genitive Mycēnārum)
Classical[myˈkeː.nae̯]Ecclesiastical[miˈt͡ʃɛː.ne]
Meaning
- A city of Argolis and dwelling of the mythical king Agamemnon
Declension
| form | singular | plural |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | — | Mycēnae |
| genitive | — | Mycēnārum |
| dative | — | Mycēnīs |
| accusative | — | Mycēnās |
| ablative | — | Mycēnīs |
| vocative | — | Mycēnae |
| locative | — | Mycēnīs |
Mўcēnae, ārum, or Mўcēna, ae, and Mўcēne, ēs, f., = Μυκηναι, Μυκήνη,
I. a celebrated city in Argolis, of which Agamemnon was king:
Agamemnoniaeque Mycenae, Verg. A. 6, 838; Ov. M. 6, 414; 15, 426 al.: deprensus urbe Mycenae, Verg. A. 5, 52: Diti sacrata, Auct. Priap. 77: ante Agamemnoniam ... Mycenen, Sil. 1, 27.— II. Derivv.
A. Mўcēnaeus, a, um, adj., of or belonging to Mycenæ, Mycenæan:
ductor, i. e. Agamemnon, Verg. A. 11, 266: teque, Mycenaeo, Phoebas, amata duci, i. e. Cassandra, beloved by Agamemnon, king of Mycenæ, Ov. Tr. 2, 400: manus, i. e. Agamemnonis, id. H. 5, 2: rates, the Grecian fleet, under the command of Agamemnon, Prop. 3, 15, 32.—B. Mўcēnensis, e, adj., of or belonging to Mycenæ, Mycenæan.—In plur.: Mўcēnenses, ĭum, m., the inhabitants of Mycenæ, the Mycenæans, Cic. poët. Fin. 2, 6, 18.—
C. Mўcēnis, ĭdis, f., the Mycenæan, i. e. Iphigenia, daughter of Agamemnon:
suppositā fertur mutāsse Mycenida cervā, Ov. M. 12, 34.Origins
Borrowed from Ancient Greek Μυκῆναι (Mukênai).
Descendants
- EnglishMycenae
- FrenchMycènes
- ItalianMicene
In the Academy Smith's classical dictionaries
GeographyMycenaeMycenae sometimes MYCENE (Μυκῆναι; Μυκήνη Hom. Il. 4.52: Eth. Μυκηναῖος, Eth. Mycenaeus, Eth. Mycenensis: Kharváti), one of the most ancient towns in …GeographyMycenaeMycenae a town in Crete, the foundation of which was attributed by an historian of the Augustan age (Vell. Paterc. 1.1) to Agamemnon. Harduin (ad Plin…