Atreus

(ah-tre'us.) (Heroic Hist.) A king of Mycenæ, son of Pelops and Hippo dam i a, and father of Agamemnon and Menelaus, who, from him, were called the Atrida. The crimes and calamities of Atreus and his family afforded a prolific subject for the Greek poets. Atri, (ah'tree,) (anc. Atrium,) a town of S. Italy, p. Teramo, 5 m. from the Adriatic. Pop. 11,000. Atrip, (a-trip'.) (Naut.) A ship's anchor is said to be at rip when it is just loosened from its hold, and hangs above the ground perpendicularly. The topsails, also, are at rip when they are just started from the cap. A triplex, (at're-pleks.) (Bot.) The Orach, a genus of plants, O. Chenopod i ace a. The species A. hortensis is cooked and eaten in the same manner as spinach, to which it is preferred by many persons. [s. 58]