place
Mycenae
Eurystheus's citadel in the Argolid, its walls built by the Cyclopes; target of Hercules's mad rage.
Reading notes
- Agamemnon §244 king of Mycenae
Mycenae, the seat of Agamemnon's kingship in the Argolid.
- Moral Letters to Lucilius §7.66.26 Mycenae
Agamemnon's citadel in the Argolid, famed for its massive 'noble walls'; emblem of a great and storied kingdom beside Ithaca's poverty.
- Hercules (Mad) §1023 the Cyclopean
The massive walls of Mycenae, built by the Cyclopes; Hercules in his frenzy would overthrow them.
- Thyestes §176 Mycenae
The citadel-city of the Atreids in the Argolid.
- The Trojan Women §249 Mycenae
The citadel of Agamemnon and seat of the house of Pelops.