Agamemnon

Agamemnon
King of Mycenae
Commander of the Achaeans
Fifth century BC depiction of Agamemnon seated while holding his scepter.
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SiblingsMenelaus
ConsortClytemnestra
OffspringOrestes, Iphigenia, Electra, Chrysothemis, Iphianassa, Chryses

In Greek mythology, Agamemnon (/æɡəˈmɛmnɒn/; Greek: Ἀγαμέμνων Agamémnōn) was a king of Mycenae who commanded the Achaeans during the Trojan War. He was the son (or grandson) of King Atreus and Queen Aerope, the brother of Menelaus, the husband of Clytemnestra, and the father of Iphigenia, Iphianassa, Electra, Laodike, Orestes and Chrysothemis.[1] Legends make him the king of Mycenae or Argos, thought to be different names for the same area.[2] Agamemnon was killed upon his return from Troy by Clytemnestra, or in an older version of the story, by Clytemnestra's lover Aegisthus.

  1. ^ Homer, Iliad 9.145.
  2. ^ Leeming, David (2005). "Argos". Oxford Companion to World Mythology. Oxford University Press. ISBN 0-19-515669-2.

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