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πŸ‘€ Clytaimnestra

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  • Alternative names
    Clytemnestra
    Information
    wife of Agamemnon
    LIMC headword
    Klytaimestra
    Daughter of
    πŸ‘€ Tyndareos king of SpartaπŸ‘€ Leda mother of Helen
    Mother of
    πŸ‘€ Orestes (s. of Agamemnon) son of Agamemnon and ClytaimnestraπŸ‘€ Chrysothemis (Mycenaean) daughter of Agamemnon and ClytaimnestraπŸ‘€ Electra (Mycenaean) daughter of Agamemnon and ClytaimnestraπŸ‘€ Iphigeneia daughter of Agamemnon and ClytaimnestraπŸ‘€ Son of Tantalos and Clytaimnestra (name unknown)πŸ‘€ Erigone (Mycenaean) daughter of Aigisthos and ClytaimnestraπŸ‘€ Iphianassa (Mycenaean) daughter of AgamemnonπŸ‘€ Laodice (Mycenaean) daughter of Agamemnon
    Wife of
    πŸ‘€ Agamemnon commander of all Greek forces at TroyπŸ‘€ Aigisthos son of ThyestesπŸ‘€ Tantalos (Argive) son of Thyestes
    Has children with
    πŸ‘€ Agamemnon commander of all Greek forces at TroyπŸ‘€ Tantalos (Argive) son of ThyestesπŸ‘€ Aigisthos son of Thyestes
    Ruler of
    🌍 Mycenae (Argolid) city in the Argolid
    Kills
    πŸ‘€ Agamemnon commander of all Greek forces at TroyπŸ‘€ Cassandra a prophet never believed, daughter of Priam and Hecabe
    Dies at
    🌍 Mycenae (Argolid) city in the Argolid🌍 Amyclai (Laconia) city and cult site in Laconia, near SpartaπŸ›οΈ the House of Electra (Mycenae) hovel owned by Electra's unnamed husband, somewhere in the vicinity of Mycenae
    Killed by
    πŸ‘€ Orestes (s. of Agamemnon) son of Agamemnon and ClytaimnestraπŸ‘€ Pylades son of StrophiosπŸ‘€ Electra (Mycenaean) daughter of Agamemnon and Clytaimnestra
    Buried at
    πŸ›οΈ the Tomb of Clytaimnestra (Mycenae) at Mycenae
    Buried by
    πŸ‘€ Menelaos son of Atreus, husband of HelenπŸ‘€ Helen Helen of Troy
    Has post-mortem existence at
    🌍 the Underworld realm of Hades
    Related Entities
    πŸ‘€ Agamemnon commander of all Greek forces at TroyπŸ‘€ Helen Helen of TroyπŸ‘€ Tyndareos king of SpartaπŸ‘€ Chrysothemis (Mycenaean) daughter of Agamemnon and ClytaimnestraπŸ‘€ Electra (Mycenaean) daughter of Agamemnon and ClytaimnestraπŸ‘€ Iphigeneia daughter of Agamemnon and ClytaimnestraπŸ‘€ Orestes (s. of Agamemnon) son of Agamemnon and ClytaimnestraπŸ‘€ Tantalos (Argive) son of ThyestesπŸ‘€ Son of Tantalos and Clytaimnestra (name unknown)πŸ‘€ Aigisthos son of ThyestesπŸ‘€ Palamedes son of Nauplios son of ClytoneosπŸ‘€ Nauplios (f. of Palamedes) son of Clytoneos, father of Palamedes🌍 Mycenae (Argolid) city in the Argolid🏺 the Cloak of Agamemnon used by Clytaimnestra to incapacitate Agamemnon, sometimes described as a netπŸ‘€ Pylades son of Strophios🌍 the Oracle of Apollo at DelphiπŸ‘€ Erigone (Mycenaean) daughter of Aigisthos and ClytaimnestraπŸ‘€ Phylonoe daughter of TyndareosπŸ‘€ Leda mother of HelenπŸ‘€ Timandra (Spartan) daughter of TyndareosπŸ‘€ Cassandra a prophet never believed, daughter of Priam and Hecabe🏺 the Wooden Statue of Aphrodite Hoplismene kept in the Temple of Aphrodite Morpho at Sparta🌍 the Areiopagos (Athens) at AthensπŸ‘€ 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‘₯ the Erinyes personifications of vengeance🌍 Maniai (Arcadia) region of Arcadia🌍 Megalopolis (Arcadia) Arcadian city founded in the 4th century BCEπŸ‘€ Perileos (Spartan) son of IcariosπŸ›οΈ the Sacred Stone (Troizen) in front of the temple of Artemis LyceiaπŸ‘€ Zeus (Olympian) Olympian godπŸ‘€ Hermes Olympian godπŸ‘€ Guard of Clytaimnestra (name unknown)πŸ›οΈ the House of Aigisthos (Mycenae)πŸ‘€ Panopeus (eponym) son of Phocos, father of EpeiosπŸ‘€ Servant of Agamemnon (name unknown) takes Orestes to StrophiosπŸ‘€ Iphianassa (Mycenaean) daughter of AgamemnonπŸ‘€ Strophios (Phocian I) father of Pylades🌍 Crisa (Phocis) city in PhocisπŸ›οΈ the Tomb of Agamemnon (Mycenae) at or near MycenaeπŸ‘€ Apollo Olympian godπŸ‘€ 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‘€ Atreus son of Pelops, father of Agamemnon and MenelaosπŸ‘€ Inachos (river god) river god and eponym of river in the Argolid, and in some traditions king of ArgosπŸ‘€ Pelops (Pisan) son of Tantalos, eponym of the PeloponneseπŸ‘€ Io transformed into a cowπŸ‘€ Thyestes (Mycenaean) son of PelopsπŸ‘€ the Golden Lamb of Atreus associated with rule at MycenaeπŸ‘€ Pelopeia (Mycenaean) daughter of ThyestesπŸ‘€ Argos (Panoptes) Panoptes ('the all-seeing'), guards Io🌍 Amyclai (Laconia) city and cult site in Laconia, near SpartaπŸ‘€ Ares Olympian godπŸ‘€ Arsinoa nurse of OrestesπŸ‘€ Laodice (Mycenaean) daughter of Agamemnon🌍 Orestias (Chaonia) region in Chaonia with city of the same nameπŸ‘€ Calchas prophet, son of ThestorπŸ‘€ Odysseus king of Ithaca, leader of the Cephallenian contingent at Troy🌍 Tainaron (Laconia) city and sanctuary on the southern-most tip of the Peloponnese, sometimes identified as an entrance to the Underworld🌍 the Underworld realm of HadesπŸ‘€ Charon (boatman) boatman of the underworldπŸ‘€ Castor (Spartan) one of the Dioscouroi, Calydonian boar hunter, ArgonautπŸ‘€ Theseus Athenian heroπŸ‘€ Polydeuces (Spartan) one of the Dioscouroi, Calydonian Boar hunter, Argonaut🌍 Eleusis (Attica) city in Attica🌍 Mount Ida (Troad) mountain in the Troad🌍 Mount Cithairon (Attica/Boiotia) mountain on Boiotia-Attica border🌍 River Asopos (Boiotia) river in Boiotia🌍 the Saronic Gulf off the coast of Aigina🌍 Peparethos (island) island off the coast of Thessaly🌍 Euripos Strait (Euboia) strait between Euboia and mainland🌍 Mount Messapion (Boiotia) mountain in Boiotia🌍 Mount Arachnaion (Argolid)🌍 Acte (Chalcidice) promontory in the Aegean sea, with Mount Athos on the tip🌍 the Mountain of Hermes (Lemnos) unlocatable mountain on Lemnos🌍 Mount Macistos (Euboia) mountain on Euboia🌍 Mount Aigaleos (Attica) mountain between Athens and Eleusis🌍 Phocis region on the Greek mainlandπŸ‘€ Scylla (sea monster)πŸ‘€ Watchman of Mycenae (name unknown) alerts Aigisthos or Clytaimnestra to the arrival of Agamemnon🏺 the Cup of Castor won at the funeral games of PeliasπŸ›οΈ the Oracle of Dionysos at Mount Pangaion (Thrace)πŸ‘€ Phoibe (Spartan) daughter of Leda and TyndareosπŸ‘€ Menelaos son of Atreus, husband of HelenπŸ‘€ Talthybios Greek herald at TroyπŸ‘€ Achilles greatest Greek hero at Troy, leader of the Myrmidon contingent🌍 Aulis (Boiotia) city in BoiotiaπŸ‘₯ the Amphictyonic LeagueπŸ‘₯ the Greek Contingent at Troy led by AgamemnonπŸ‘€ Artemis Olympian goddessπŸ‘€ Husband of Electra (name unknown)πŸ›οΈ the House of Electra (Mycenae) hovel owned by Electra's unnamed husband, somewhere in the vicinity of MycenaeπŸ›οΈ the Tomb of Clytaimnestra (Mycenae) at Mycenae🌍 Sparta (Laconia) city in LaconiaπŸ‘₯ the Trojan Captive Women (Mycenean)
    Mentioned in Text
    Apollodoros, EpitomeApollodoros, LibraryHomer, IliadEuripides, Trojan WomenPausaniasHomer, OdysseyHesiod, EhoiaiSophocles, ElectraHesiod NostoiLucian, The HallLucian, The DancePs-Lucian, NeroPs-Lucian, Affairs of the HeartPs-Lucian, The PatriotPindar, Pythian 11Ovid, IbisD-Scholia, IliadStraboOvid, AmoresLycophron, AlexandraAntoninus Liberalis, MetamorphosesAeschylus, AgamemnonIon of Chios, TragediesEuripides, HecubaOvid, MetamorphosesEuripides, AndromacheEuripides, Iphigenia at AulisAgathonEuripides, ElectraPliny, Natural HistoryEustathios, Commentary on Homer's Odyssey
    Depictions
    🌍 the Sanctuary of Apollo at Amyclai (Laconia)πŸ›οΈ the Hall (fictional) fictional location used as setting for one of Lucian's works
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