the son of Atreus by Erope, was captain-general of the Trojan expedition. It was foretold to him by Cassandra, that his wife Clytemnestra would be his death: yet he returned to her; and accordingly was slain by Agamemnon, who had gained upon his wife in his absence, and by her means got the government into his own hands.

AGANIPPIDES, in ancient poetry, a designation given to the muses, from a fountain of mount Helicon, called Aganippe.