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clytemnestra

/ˌklaɪ.tɪmˈnes.trə/

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noun

/ˌklaɪ.tɪmˈnes.trə/C2formalart
  • ruИмя собственное из греческой мифологии, обозначающее жену Агамемнона, которая организовала его убийство после его возвращения из Троянской войны.

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

uncountable · proper noun

  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.

    ruМифологическая фигура

    • 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.
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