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Clytemnestra
(Cly¦tem|nes¦tra)
Pronunciation:
/ˌklʌɪtɪmˈnɛstrə/
Greek Mythology
wife of Agamemnon. She conspired with her lover Aegisthus to murder Agamemnon on his return from the Trojan War, and was murdered in retribution by her son Orestes and her daughter Electra.
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