Definitions for "Mycenae"
fortified city and palace which gave its name to a Bronze Age culture (around1550–1100 B.C.) composed of small kingdoms in southern Greece and nearby islands. In legend the Myceneans attacked Troy after the Trojan prince, Paris, eloped with Helen, wife of Menelaus, king of Sparta
an ancient city is southern Greece; center of the Mycenaean civilization
Mycenae (ancient Greek: , IPA, , in modern Greek: Μυκήνες, , U.S. English: ; see also List of traditional Greek place names), is an archaeological site in Greece, located about 90km south-west of Athens, in the north-eastern Peloponnese. Argos is 6 km to the south; Corinth, 48 km to the north.