Mycenae

Meaning

Proper Noun

  • An ancient Greek city in the NE Peloponnesus on the plain of Argos, inhabited since about 4000

Origin

  • From Ancient Greek Μυκῆναι, the name of the Ancient Greek city, from Μυκήνη, a Nymph in Greek mythology who lived around Mycenae. Mykines.

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