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ˌklaɪ təmˈnɛs trəclytemnes·tra

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  1. Clytemnestranoun

    (Greek mythology) wife of Agamemnon who had him murdered when he returned from the Trojan War

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  1. Clytemnestra

    Clytemnestra (; Greek: Κλυταιμνήστρα, Klytaimnḗstrā, [klytai̯mnɛ̌ːstraː]), in Greek mythology, was the wife of Agamemnon, king of Mycenae, and the twin sister of Helen of Troy. In Aeschylus' Oresteia, she murders Agamemnon – said by Euripides to be her second husband – and the Trojan princess Cassandra, whom Agamemnon had taken as a war prize following the sack of Troy; however, in Homer's Odyssey, her role in Agamemnon's death is unclear and her character is significantly more subdued.

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  1. clytemnestra

    Clytemnestra is a character from Greek mythology, the wife of Agamemnon, king of Mycenae, and the mother of Iphigenia, Chrysothemis, Laodice, and Electra. She is known for her role in the murder of her husband Agamemnon, and her subsequent death at the hands of her son, Orestes. Clytemnestra's character is often associated with themes of revenge, betrayal, and gender roles.

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  1. Clytemnestra

    Clytemnestra or Clytaemnestra, in ancient Greek legend, was the wife of Agamemnon, king of the Ancient Greek kingdom of Mycenae or Argos. In the Oresteia by Aeschylus, she was a femme fatale who murdered her husband, Agamemnon – said by Euripides to be her second husband – and the Trojan princess Cassandra, whom he had taken as war prize following the sack of Troy; however, in Homer's Odyssey, her role in Agamemnon's death is unclear and her character is significantly more subdued. The name form Κλυταιμνήστρα is commonly glossed as "famed for her suitors". However, this form is a later misreading motivated by an erroneous etymological connection to the verb μνάoμαι 'woo, court'. The original name form is believed to have been Κλυταιμήστρα, without the -mn-, and the modern form with -mn- does not occur before the middle Byzantine period. Aeschylus, in certain wordplays on her name, appears to assume an etymological link with the verb μήδoμαι, 'scheme, contrive'.

The Nuttall Encyclopedia

  1. Clytemnestra

    the wife of Agamemnon, and the mother of Iphigenia, Electra, and Orestes; killed her husband, and was killed by her son, Orestes, seven years after.

Mythology

  1. Clytemnestra

    (Cly′temnes′tra), wife of Agamemnon, slew her husband and married Aegisthus. She attempted to kill her son Orestes, but he was delivered by his sister Electra, who sent him away to Strophius. He afterward returned and slew both Clytemnestra and Aegisthus.

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  1. Chaldean Numerology

    The numerical value of clytemnestra in Chaldean Numerology is: 4

  2. Pythagorean Numerology

    The numerical value of clytemnestra in Pythagorean Numerology is: 2

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