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  • Information
    son of Thyestes
    Wikidata
    https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q212091
    Trismegistos
    https://www.trismegistos.org/name/47631
    Digital LIMC
    https://ark.dasch.swiss/ark:/72163/1/080E/7ViPkU9mSXmSqFFoVj9rrgo
    Gender
    Male
    Death
    Death is narrated
    Son of
    πŸ‘€ Thyestes (Mycenaean) son of PelopsπŸ‘€ Pelopeia (Mycenaean) daughter of Thyestes
    Descendant of
    πŸ‘€ Pelops (Pisan) son of Tantalos, eponym of the Peloponnese
    Father of
    πŸ‘€ Erigone (Mycenaean) daughter of Aigisthos and Clytaimnestra
    Husband of
    πŸ‘€ Clytaimnestra wife of Agamemnon
    Has children with
    πŸ‘€ Clytaimnestra wife of Agamemnon
    Ruler of
    🌍 Mycenae (Argolid) city in the Argolid
    Kills
    πŸ‘€ Atreus son of Pelops, father of Agamemnon and MenelaosπŸ‘€ Agamemnon commander of all Greek forces at TroyπŸ‘€ Cassandra a prophet never believed, daughter of Priam and HecabeπŸ‘€ Teledamos son of Cassandra and AgamemnonπŸ‘€ Pelops (Mycenaean) son of Cassandra and AgamemnonπŸ‘₯ the Companions of Agamemnon who accompany Agamemnon from Troy and are killed with him at MycenaeπŸ‘€ Eurymedon (Mycenaean) charioteer of Agamemnon
    Dies at
    🌍 Mycenae (Argolid) city in the Argolid🌍 Amyclai (Laconia) city and cult site in Laconia, near Sparta
    Killed by
    πŸ‘€ Orestes (s. of Agamemnon) son of Agamemnon and ClytaimnestraπŸ‘€ Pylades son of Strophios
    Buried at
    πŸ›οΈ the Tomb of Aigisthos (Mycenae) at Mycenae
    Has post-mortem existence at
    🌍 the Underworld realm of Hades
    Dwelling
    πŸ›οΈ the House of Aigisthos (Mycenae)
    Related entities
    πŸ‘€ Atreus son of Pelops, father of Agamemnon and MenelaosπŸ‘€ Thyestes (Mycenaean) son of Pelops🌍 Mycenae (Argolid) city in the ArgolidπŸ‘€ Pelopeia (Mycenaean) daughter of ThyestesπŸ‘€ Agamemnon commander of all Greek forces at TroyπŸ‘€ Clytaimnestra wife of AgamemnonπŸ‘€ Palamedes son of Nauplios son of ClytoneosπŸ‘€ Nauplios (f. of Palamedes) son of Clytoneos, father of Palamedes🏺 the Cloak of Agamemnon used by Clytaimnestra to incapacitate Agamemnon, sometimes described as a netπŸ‘€ Orestes (s. of Agamemnon) son of Agamemnon and ClytaimnestraπŸ‘€ Pylades son of Strophios🌍 the Oracle of Apollo at DelphiπŸ‘€ Erigone (Mycenaean) daughter of Aigisthos and ClytaimnestraπŸ‘€ Nausimedon son of NaupliosπŸ‘€ Oiax son of NaupliosπŸ‘€ Cassandra a prophet never believed, daughter of Priam and HecabeπŸ‘€ Pelops (Mycenaean) son of Cassandra and AgamemnonπŸ‘€ Teledamos son of Cassandra and AgamemnonπŸ‘₯ the Companions of Agamemnon who accompany Agamemnon from Troy and are killed with him at MycenaeπŸ‘€ Eurymedon (Mycenaean) charioteer of AgamemnonπŸ‘€ Zeus (Olympian) Olympian godπŸ‘€ Hermes Olympian godπŸ‘€ Guard of Clytaimnestra (name unknown)πŸ›οΈ the House of Aigisthos (Mycenae)πŸ‘€ Tantalos (Argive) son of ThyestesπŸ‘€ Electra (Mycenaean) daughter of Agamemnon and ClytaimnestraπŸ‘€ Panopeus (eponym) son of Phocos, father of EpeiosπŸ‘€ Servant of Agamemnon (name unknown) takes Orestes to StrophiosπŸ‘€ Iphigeneia daughter of Agamemnon and ClytaimnestraπŸ‘€ Strophios (Phocian I) father of Pylades🌍 Crisa (Phocis) city in PhocisπŸ‘€ Chrysothemis (Mycenaean) daughter of Agamemnon and Clytaimnestra🏺 the Scepter of Agamemnon a gift from ZeusπŸ‘€ Pelops (Pisan) son of Tantalos, eponym of the PeloponneseπŸ‘€ Watchman of Mycenae (name unknown) alerts Aigisthos or Clytaimnestra to the arrival of AgamemnonπŸ‘€ Aphrodite Olympian goddessπŸ‘€ Mestor (s. of Aias)πŸ‘€ Alcmeon companion of AgamemnonπŸ‘€ Argeios (comp. of Aigisthos) companion of Aigisthos, attacks Alcmeon and MestorπŸ‘€ Antiochos (Mycenaean II) companion of Aigisthos, attacks Alcmeon and MestorπŸ‘€ Companion of Agamemnon (name unknown)πŸ‘€ Aerope (Argive) daughter of Catreus, wife of AtreusπŸ‘€ Ares Olympian god🌍 Amyclai (Laconia) city and cult site in Laconia, near SpartaπŸ‘₯ the Erinyes personifications of vengeance🌍 the Underworld realm of HadesπŸ‘€ Charon (boatman) boatman of the underworld🌍 the Areiopagos (Athens) at AthensπŸ‘€ Aigialeia (Argive) daughter of Adrastos, wife of DiomedesπŸ‘€ Diomedes (Argive I) son of Tydeus, leader of the Argos contingent at Troy🌍 Argos (city) city in the PeloponneseπŸ‘₯ the Sons of Thyestes eaten by Thyestes🌍 Phocis region on the Greek mainlandπŸ‘€ Husband of Electra (name unknown)πŸ‘€ Castor (Spartan) one of the Dioscouroi, Calydonian boar hunter, ArgonautπŸ‘€ Polydeuces (Spartan) one of the Dioscouroi, Calydonian Boar hunter, ArgonautπŸ›οΈ the Tomb of Aigisthos (Mycenae) at MycenaeπŸ›οΈ the Tomb of Agamemnon (Mycenae) at or near MycenaeπŸ‘€ Argeiphontes (alt. Hermes) alternative name for Hermes
    Mentioned by
    πŸ“– Apollodoros, Epitome 2.14πŸ“– Apollodoros, Epitome 6.7-6.11πŸ“– Apollodoros, Epitome 6.23πŸ“– Apollodoros, Epitome 6.24-6.25πŸ“– Apollodoros, Epitome 6.25πŸ“– Pausanias 1.22.6πŸ“– Pausanias 2.16.6-2.16.7πŸ“– Pausanias 2.18.6πŸ“– Homer, Odyssey 1.26-1.43πŸ“– Homer, Odyssey 3.262-3.275πŸ“– Homer, Odyssey 3.304-3.312πŸ“– Homer, Odyssey 4.512-4.547πŸ“– Homer, Odyssey 11.385-11.466πŸ“– Pausanias 2.18.2πŸ“– Hesiod, Ehoiai fr. 19 MostπŸ“– Sophocles, Electra 23-75πŸ“– Sophocles, Electra 77-115πŸ“– Sophocles, Electra 254-305πŸ“– Sophocles, Electra 1-22πŸ“– Sophocles, Electra 372-430πŸ“– Sophocles, Electra 626-655πŸ“– Sophocles, Electra 1442-1510πŸ“– Homer, Odyssey 3.184-3.200πŸ“– Hesiod fr. 247 MostπŸ“– Nostoi fr. 10 WestπŸ“– Nostoi Argumentum 5 WestπŸ“– Cinaithon fr. 4 WestπŸ“– Homer, Odyssey 24.35-24.97πŸ“– Lucian, The Hall 23πŸ“– Lucian, The Dance 67πŸ“– Ps-Lucian, Affairs of the Heart 47πŸ“– Ps-Lucian, The Patriot 16πŸ“– Pindar, Pythian 11 1-37πŸ“– D-Scholia, Iliad 1.7πŸ“– Strabo 1.2.3βš’οΈ Parian Chronicle (Ashmolean 449945; IG XII, 5, 444; PHI 77668)πŸ“– Diodoros, Library 7.1.1-7.4.4πŸ“– Aeschylus, Agamemnon 1035-1320πŸ“– Aeschylus, Agamemnon 1343-1447πŸ“– Aeschylus, Agamemnon 1567-1632πŸ“– Aeschylus, Agamemnon 1654-1670πŸ“– Euripides, Electra 1-53πŸ“– Euripides, Electra 747-858πŸ“– Euripides, Electra 1232-1291πŸ“– Euripides, Electra 300-400πŸ“– Sophocles, Electra 552-591πŸ“– Pliny, Natural History 35.144πŸ“– Eustathios, Commentary on Homer's Odyssey 1387.50-1387.62πŸ“– Eustathios, Commentary on Homer's Odyssey 1388.8-1388.19πŸ“– Ovid, Heroides 8
    Mentioned in text
    Apollodoros, EpitomePausaniasHomer, OdysseyHesiod, EhoiaiSophocles, ElectraHesiod NostoiCinaithonLucian, The HallLucian, The DancePs-Lucian, Affairs of the HeartPs-Lucian, The PatriotPindar, Pythian 11D-Scholia, IliadStraboDiodoros, LibraryAeschylus, AgamemnonEuripides, ElectraPliny, Natural HistoryEustathios, Commentary on Homer's OdysseyOvid, Heroides
    Depictions
    🎨 Lucanian Red-Figure Pelike attributed to the Vaste Painter (Logie 156.73; LIMC Aigisthos 15)🎨 Fragment of Roman Marble Sarcophagus (Met 28.57.8a–d)🎨 Roman Marble Sarcophagus (Gregoriano Profano 10450; ASR II, no. 155, pl. 54)🎨 Bronze Shieldband from Olympia (Olympia B1801; LIMC Achilleus 376)🎨 Bronze Shieldband from Olympia (Olympia B988; LIMC Achilleus 376)🎨 Fragment of Bronze Shieldband from Olympia (Olympia B8405; LIMC Aigisthos 5)🎨 Fragment of Bronze Shieldband from Olympia (Olympia B4809)🎨 Bronze Shieldband from Olympia (Olympia B1654)🎨 Fragment of Bronze Shieldband from Olympia (Olympia B4962; LIMC Achilleus 376)🎨 Fragment of Bronze Shieldband from Olympia (Olympia B1802)🎨 Fragment of Bronze Shieldband from the Sanctuary of Poseidon, Isthmia (LIMC Aigisthos 3)🎨 Fragments of Gilded Silver Diadem (Getty 83.AM.343)πŸ›οΈ the Hall (fictional) fictional location used as setting for one of Lucian's works
    Reported depictions
    🎨 Wall Painting of Orestes, Aigisthos, Pylades and sons of Nauplios in the Propylaia, Athens, by Polygnotos (LIMC Aigisthos 14)🎨 Painting of Orestes killing Clytaimnestra and Aigisthos by Theoros (LIMC Aigisthos 26)
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