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noun(Greek mythology) the king who lead the Greeks against Troy in the Trojan War
Definition that contains agamemnon
- menelaus (Greek mythology) the king of Sparta at the time of the Trojan War; brother of Agamemnon; husband of Helen
- electra (Greek mythology) the daughter of Agamemnon and Clytemnestra; persuaded her brother (Orestes) to avenge Agamemnon's death by helping her to kill Clytemnestra and her lover (Aegisthus)
- clytemnestra (Greek mythology) wife of Agamemnon who had him murdered when he returned from the Trojan War
- aegisthus (Greek mythology) the seducer of Clytemnestra and murderer of Agamemnon who usurped the throne of Mycenae until Agamemnon's son Orestes returned home and killed him
- patroclus (Greek mythology) a friend of Achilles who was killed in the Trojan War; his death led Achilles to return to the fight after his quarrel with Agamemnon
- orestes (Greek mythology) the son of Agamemnon and Clytemnestra; his sister Electra persuaded him to avenge Agamemnon's death by killing Clytemnestra and Aegisthus
- atreus (Greek mythology) the king of Mycenae and father of Agamemnon and of Menelaus
- iphigenia (Greek mythology) the daughter of Clytemnestra and Agamemnon; Agamemnon was obliged to offer her as a sacrifice to Artemis when the Greek fleet was becalmed on its way to Troy; Artemis rescued her and she later became a priestess