clytemnestra

• Nome próprio da mitologia grega, esposa de Agamêmnon, que organizou o assassinato dele após seu retorno da Guerra de Troia.

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.

   Figura mitológica

   • 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.