1. Mycenae - Noun
2. Mycenae - Proper noun
an ancient city is southern Greece; center of the Mycenaean civilization during the late Bronze Age
Source: WordNetAlready at this period it is created with a sense of proportion, symmetry and balance not apparent in similar pottery from Crete and Mycenae. Source: Internet
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. Source: Internet
Agamemnon inherited Mycenae and Menelaus became king of Sparta. Source: Internet
Decline Homeric Greece By 1200 BC, the power of Mycenae was declining; finally, during the 12th century BC, Mycenaean dominance collapsed entirely. Source: Internet
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. Source: Internet
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. Source: Internet