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ˌæg əˈmɛm nɒn, -nənagamem·non

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Princeton's WordNet

  1. Agamemnonnoun

    (Greek mythology) the king who lead the Greeks against Troy in the Trojan War

Wiktionary

  1. Agamemnonnoun

    One of the most distinguished heroes of Greek mythology. He is the son of King Atreus of Mycenae and Queen Aerope, and brother of Menelaus. He is attributed with rallying the Greeks for the Trojan War

  2. Etymology: From Ἀγαμέμνων.

Wikipedia

  1. Agamemnon

    In Greek mythology, Agamemnon (; Greek: Ἀγαμέμνων Agamémnōn) was a king of Mycenae who commanded the Greeks 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, Electra, Laodike (Λαοδίκη), Orestes and Chrysothemis. Legends make him the king of Mycenae or Argos, thought to be different names for the same area. Agamemnon was killed upon his return from Troy, either by his wife's lover Aegisthus or by his wife herself.

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  1. agamemnon

    Agamemnon is a character from Greek mythology who is known as the king of Mycenae or Argos. He is the son of King Atreus of Mycenae and Queen Aerope, and the brother of Menelaus. Agamemnon played a significant role in the Trojan War, as he was the commander of the Greek forces. His story includes elements of heroism, treachery, and tragedy. He is also a prominent character in many ancient Greek plays, including those of Aeschylus and Euripides.

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  1. Agamemnon

    In Greek mythology, Agamemnon was the son of king Atreus and queen Aerope of Mycenae, the brother of Menelaus, the husband of Clytemnestra as well the father of Iphigenia, Electra, Orestes and Chrysothemis. Mythical legends make him the king of Mycenae or Argos, thought to be different names for the same area. When Helen, the wife of Menelaus, was abducted by Paris of Troy, Agamemnon commanded the united Greek armed forces in the ensuing Trojan War. On Agamemnon's return from Troy he was murdered by Aegisthus, the lover of his wife Clytemnestra. In old versions of the story: "The scene of the murder, when it is specified, is usually the house of Aegisthus, who has not taken up residence in Agamemnon's palace, and it involves an ambush and the deaths of Agamemnon's followers too". In some later versions Clytemnestra herself does the killing, or they do it together, in his own home.

Mythology

  1. Agamemnon

    (Agamem′non) was the son of Plisthenes and brother of Menelaus. He was king of the Argives. His brother’s wife was the famous Helen, daughter of Tyndarus, king of Sparta; and when she eloped with Paris, Agamemnon was appointed leader of the Greeks in their expedition against Troy.

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Numerology

  1. Chaldean Numerology

    The numerical value of agamemnon in Chaldean Numerology is: 8

  2. Pythagorean Numerology

    The numerical value of agamemnon in Pythagorean Numerology is: 2

Examples of agamemnon in a Sentence

  1. Horace:

    Many brave men lived before Agamemnon but all are overwhelmed in eternal night, unwept, unknown, because they lack a sacred poet.

  2. Horace, Odes:

    Many brave men lived before Agamemnon; but all are overwhelmed in eternal night, unwept, unknown, because they lack a sacred poet.

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