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Electra
(Elec|tra)
Pronunciation:
/ɪˈlɛktrə/
Greek Mythology
the daughter of Agamemnon and Clytemnestra. She persuaded her brother Orestes to kill Clytemnestra and Aegisthus (their mother’s lover) in revenge for the murder of Agamemnon.
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