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Agamemnon

Pronunciation: /ˌagəˈmɛmnən/
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.

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