Explore Mycenae through 10+ example sentences from English, with an explanation of the meaning and related words like city or metropolis. Ideal for language learners, writers and word enthusiasts.
Mycenae meaning
An ancient Greek city in the NE Peloponnesus on the plain of Argos, inhabited since about 4000 B.C.E.
Synonyms of Mycenae
Using Mycenae
- The main meaning on this page is: An ancient Greek city in the NE Peloponnesus on the plain of Argos, inhabited since about 4000 B.C.E.
- Useful related words include: city, metropolis, urban center.
- In the example corpus, mycenae often appears in combinations such as: at mycenae, of mycenae, mycenae and.
Context around Mycenae
- Average sentence length in these examples: 23.7 words
- Position in the sentence: 4 start, 8 middle, 8 end
- Sentence types: 20 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations
Corpus analysis for Mycenae
- In this selection, "mycenae" usually appears in the middle of the sentence. The average example has 23.7 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
- Around the word, excavated, visiting, inherited and delphi stand out and add context to how "mycenae" is used.
- Recognizable usage signals include agamemnon inherited mycenae and menelaus and crete and mycenae. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
- By corpus frequency, "mycenae" sits close to words such as abrasion, abscess and aced, which helps place it inside the broader word index.
Example types with mycenae
The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:
George Mylonas (1966), Mycenae and the Mycenean world. (8 words)
Agamemnon inherited Mycenae and Menelaus became king of Sparta. (9 words)
Hera assigned Heracles to labor for King Eurystheus at Mycenae. (10 words)
Demeter and Poseidon Demeter and Poseidon 's names appear in the earliest scratched notes in Linear B found at Mycenae and Mycenaean Pylos ; e-ne-si-da-o-ne (earth-shaker) for Poseidon, and si-to-po-ti-ni-ja, who is probably related with Demeter. (46 words)
For the Greeks, Tantalus was a primordial ruler of mythic Lydia, and Niobe his proud daughter; her husband Amphion associated Lydia with Thebes in Greece, and through Pelops the line of Tantalus was part of the founding myths of Mycenae 's second dynasty. (43 words)
Heinrich Schliemann was certain that he had discovered Cassandra’s tomb when he had excavated Mycenae since he had found the remains of a woman and two infants in one of the circle graves at Mycenae. (36 words)
Example sentences (20)
Excavation A clay tablet from Mycenae, with writing in Linear B The first excavations at Mycenae were carried out by Greek archaeologist Kyriakos Pittakis in 1841 where he found and restored the Lion Gate.
Heinrich Schliemann was certain that he had discovered Cassandra’s tomb when he had excavated Mycenae since he had found the remains of a woman and two infants in one of the circle graves at Mycenae.
Be sure to check out the Treasury of Atreus or the spectacular Tomb of Agamemnon while visiting Mycenae.
Places like Mycenae, Delphi, Meteora and the Acropolis will be included to showcase the history, culture and Greece’s natural beauty.
The language is named after Mycenae, one of the major centers of and is preserved in inscriptions in Linear B script on clay tablets found on Crete, the Peloponnese, and other parts of southern Greece.
Of course, this is not to say that Mycenae was the most powerful Greek city at that time.
Thus, the boy sought refuge in the northern lands with his aunts, while Hercules returned to Mycenae.
After his death, Eurystheus determined to annihilate these rivals for the throne of Mycenae, but they took refuge in Athens, and in the course of war, Eurystheus and all his sons were killed.
Agamemnon inherited Mycenae and Menelaus became king of Sparta.
Already at this period it is created with a sense of proportion, symmetry and balance not apparent in similar pottery from Crete and Mycenae.
Decline Homeric Greece By 1200 BC, the power of Mycenae was declining; finally, during the 12th century BC, Mycenaean dominance collapsed entirely.
Demeter and Poseidon Demeter and Poseidon 's names appear in the earliest scratched notes in Linear B found at Mycenae and Mycenaean Pylos ; e-ne-si-da-o-ne (earth-shaker) for Poseidon, and si-to-po-ti-ni-ja, who is probably related with Demeter.
For the Greeks, Tantalus was a primordial ruler of mythic Lydia, and Niobe his proud daughter; her husband Amphion associated Lydia with Thebes in Greece, and through Pelops the line of Tantalus was part of the founding myths of Mycenae 's second dynasty.
George E. Mylonas noticed that after 1200 BC, some attempt was made for recovery in Mycenae.
George Mylonas (1966), Mycenae and the Mycenean world.
He asks Thyestes to return to Mycenae with his family, telling him that all past animosities are forgotten.
Hera assigned Heracles to labor for King Eurystheus at Mycenae.
He used the Spartan army to drive out Aegisthus and Thyestes from Mycenae and place Agamemnon on the throne.
His first move was to pursue Thyestes and all his family - that is, his own kin - but Thyestes managed to escape from Mycenae.
M-w-k-i-n-u (phonetic "Mukanuh"?) was one of the cities visited, a rare early document of the name of Mycenae.
Common combinations with mycenae
These word pairs occur most frequently in English texts:
- at mycenae 9×
- of mycenae 9×
- mycenae and 7×
- from mycenae 4×
- to mycenae 4×
- mycenae was 3×
- in mycenae 3×
- mycenae with 2×