The Oxford Dictionary of Classical Myth and International Plant Names Index

• Aletes — 1. In Greek mythology, the name borne by several characters, including the son of Aegisthus and Clytemnestra, who became king of Mycenae and was later killed by Orestes. 2. In botany, a rare taxonomic genus of herbaceous plants in the family Apiaceae (umbellifers), primarily native to mountainous areas in western North America.