clytemnestra

• Eigenname aus der griechischen Mythologie für die Frau von Agamemnon, die nach seiner Rückkehr aus dem Trojanischen Krieg seine Ermordung organisierte.

A proper noun from Greek mythology referring to the wife of Agamemnon, who orchestrated his murder upon his return from the Trojan War.

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1. Mythological figureC1formal

   In Greek mythology, the wife of King Agamemnon who plotted and carried out his murder upon his return from the Trojan War.

   Mythologische Figur

   • Clytemnestra's story is a central theme in Aeschylus's Oresteia.
   • She killed Agamemnon as revenge for the sacrifice of their daughter Iphigenia.
   • Clytemnestra is often portrayed as a complex and tragic character in ancient drama.