Clytemnestra (/ ˌ k l aɪ t ə m ˈ n ɛ s t r ə /, [1] UK also / k l aɪ t ə m ˈ n iː s t r ə /; [2] Ancient Greek: Κλυταιμνήστρα, romanized: Klutaimnḗstra, pronounced [klytai̯mnɛ̌ːstraː]), in Greek mythology, was the wife of Agamemnon, king of Mycenae, and the half-sister of Helen of Sparta.

Clytemnestra, Agamemnon's wife, has taken Aegisthus, son of Thyestes, as a lover. When Agamemnon comes home he is slain by Aegisthus (in the oldest versions of the story) [20] or by Clytemnestra.

Clytemnestra, in Greek legend, a daughter of Leda and Tyndareus and wife of Agamemnon, commander of the Greek forces in the Trojan War. She took Aegisthus as her lover while Agamemnon was away at war.

Clytemnestra was a famous queen in Greek mythology, for Clytemnestra was the wife of Agamemnon, king of Mycenae, and mother of Orestes, Electra and Iphigenia. Clytemnestra though, was also a murderer, an adulteress and a victim.

In Greek mythology, Clytemnestra was the wife of Agamemnon, king of Mycenae or Argos. She was the daughter of Tyndareus and Leda, rulers of Sparta, and sister of Castor, Polydeuces, and Helen.

2024年9月25日 · Clytemnestra is best known as the wife of Agamemnon, the king of Mycenae and leader of the Greek forces in the Trojan War. But her notoriety stems largely from her act of vengeance—she famously murdered her husband, Agamemnon, upon his return from Troy.

2023年8月18日 · Clytemnestra, daughter of Tyndareus and Leda, was the wife of Agamemnon, the king of Mycenae. She and her lover Aegisthus murdered Agamemnon when he returned home from the Trojan War, but were later killed in turn by Orestes, Agamemnon and …

2022年10月31日 · Clytemnestra is one of the most infamous women in Greek mythology. She was the wife of Agamemnon, and she helped him murder her own father to gain power. When Agamemnon returned home from the Trojan War, Clytemnestra killed …

2016年10月21日 · Unlike her famous siblings, Clytemnestra was doomed to an unhappy life and a bad reputation. She is best known for her role in the murders of both her husband Agamemnon, and the Trojan princess Cassandra, whom he had brought back as a prisoner of war.

2023年9月19日 · One of the most iconic depictions is on the Mycenae “Lion Hunt Dagger,” where she might be seen mourning Agamemnon. In classical Athenian plays, she’s often portrayed as both a grieving mother and a vengeful wife, reflecting society’s ambivalence towards her.