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Agamemnon

Syllabification: (Ag·a·mem·non)
Pronunciation: /ˌagəˈmemˌnän/

Greek Mythology
Definition of Agamemnon
  • king of Mycenae and brother of Menelaus, commander in chief of the Greek expedition against Troy. On his return home from Troy, he was murdered by his wife Clytemnestra and her lover Aegisthus; his murder was avenged by his son Orestes and daughter Electra.

Agamemnon in other Oxford dictionaries

Definition of Agamemnon in the British & World English dictionary