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πŸ‘€ Clytaimnestra

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    wife of Agamemnon
    Wikidata
    https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q131157
    Trismegistos
    https://www.trismegistos.org/name/46325
    LIMC headword
    Klytaimestra
    Digital LIMC
    https://ark.dasch.swiss/ark:/72163/1/080E/WV4acGMKQ9im2ukMclww5QF
    Gender
    Female
    Death
    Death is narrated
    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 ArcadiaπŸ‘€ 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 by
    πŸ“– Apollodoros, Epitome 2.15-2.16πŸ“– Apollodoros, Epitome 2.16πŸ“– Apollodoros, Epitome 3.22πŸ“– Apollodoros, Epitome 6.7-6.11πŸ“– Apollodoros, Epitome 6.23πŸ“– Apollodoros, Epitome 6.24πŸ“– Apollodoros, Epitome 6.24-6.25πŸ“– Apollodoros, Epitome 6.25πŸ“– Apollodoros, Epitome 6.27πŸ“– Apollodoros, Library 3.10.6πŸ“– Homer, Iliad 1.109-1.115πŸ“– Euripides, Trojan Women 353-367πŸ“– Pausanias 3.19.6πŸ“– Pausanias 3.15.10-3.15.11πŸ“– Pausanias 1.28.5πŸ“– Pausanias 2.16.6-2.16.7πŸ“– Pausanias 2.18.2πŸ“– Pausanias 2.22.6-2.22.7πŸ“– Pausanias 8.34.1-8.34.4πŸ“– Pausanias 2.31.4πŸ“– Homer, Odyssey 1.26-1.43πŸ“– Homer, Odyssey 3.262-3.275πŸ“– Homer, Odyssey 11.385-11.466πŸ“– Pausanias 1.2.3πŸ“– Pausanias 2.22.2-2.22.3πŸ“– Hesiod, Ehoiai fr. 19 MostπŸ“– Sophocles, Electra 23-75πŸ“– Sophocles, Electra 77-115πŸ“– Sophocles, Electra 129-160πŸ“– Sophocles, Electra 254-305πŸ“– Sophocles, Electra 1-22πŸ“– Sophocles, Electra 372-430πŸ“– Sophocles, Electra 431-470πŸ“– Sophocles, Electra 516-550πŸ“– Sophocles, Electra 626-655πŸ“– Sophocles, Electra 1398-1427πŸ“– Hesiod fr. 247 MostπŸ“– Nostoi fr. 10 WestπŸ“– Nostoi Argumentum 5 WestπŸ“– Homer, Odyssey 24.35-24.97πŸ“– Homer, Odyssey 24.98-24.204πŸ“– Lucian, The Hall 23πŸ“– Lucian, The Dance 43πŸ“– Ps-Lucian, Nero 10πŸ“– Ps-Lucian, Affairs of the Heart 47πŸ“– Ps-Lucian, The Patriot 16πŸ“– Pindar, Pythian 11 1-37πŸ“– Ovid, Ibis 353-354πŸ“– D-Scholia, Iliad 1.7πŸ“– Strabo 7.7.8πŸ“– Strabo 1.2.3πŸ“– Strabo 12.2.3πŸ“– Ovid, Amores 1.7πŸ“– Lycophron, Alexandra 1099-1122βš’οΈ Parian Chronicle (Ashmolean 449945; IG XII, 5, 444; PHI 77668)πŸ“– Antoninus Liberalis, Metamorphoses 27πŸ“– Pausanias 1.33.8πŸ“– Aeschylus, Agamemnon 84-87πŸ“– Aeschylus, Agamemnon 258-269πŸ“– Aeschylus, Agamemnon 281-316πŸ“– Aeschylus, Agamemnon 869-885πŸ“– Aeschylus, Agamemnon 914-920πŸ“– Aeschylus, Agamemnon 1035-1320πŸ“– Aeschylus, Agamemnon 1343-1447πŸ“– Aeschylus, Agamemnon 1525-1529πŸ“– Aeschylus, Agamemnon 1468-1474πŸ“– Ion of Chios, Tragedies FragTrag fr. 1 = fr. 1 Snell-KannichtπŸ“– Aeschylus, Agamemnon 1-39πŸ“– Euripides, Hecuba 1252-1295πŸ“– Ovid, Metamorphoses 13.140-13.195πŸ“– Euripides, Andromache 884-929πŸ“– Euripides, Andromache 957-986πŸ“– Euripides, Andromache 1010-1046πŸ“– Euripides, Iphigenia at Aulis 1-48πŸ“– Euripides, Iphigenia at Aulis 49-79πŸ“– Euripides, Iphigenia at Aulis 80-135πŸ“– Euripides, Iphigenia at Aulis 415-468πŸ“– Agathon FragTrag rep. 5 = fr. 17 Snell-KannichtπŸ“– Euripides, Iphigenia at Aulis 873-975πŸ“– Euripides, Iphigenia at Aulis 1146-1210πŸ“– Euripides, Iphigenia at Aulis 1336-1430πŸ“– Euripides, Iphigenia at Aulis 1531-1629πŸ“– Euripides, Electra 1-53πŸ“– Euripides, Electra 213-280πŸ“– Euripides, Electra 988-1054πŸ“– Euripides, Electra 1139-1189πŸ“– Euripides, Electra 1232-1291πŸ“– Sophocles, Electra 552-591πŸ“– Pliny, Natural History 35.144πŸ“– Pliny, Natural History 35.145πŸ“– Eustathios, Commentary on Homer's Odyssey 1387.50-1387.62πŸ“– Eustathios, Commentary on Homer's Odyssey 1388.8-1388.19πŸ“– Apollodoros, Library 3.10.7
    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
    Reported to be mentioned in text
    Homer, OdysseyHomer, IliadAeschylus, AgamemnonNicander
    Mentioned in citation of
    πŸ“– Homer, Odyssey 3.262-3.275πŸ“– Homer, Iliad 1.33-1.42πŸ“– Aeschylus, Agamemnon 1343-1447πŸ“– Nicander fr. 58 Gow-ScholfieldπŸ“– Homer, Odyssey 1.26-1.43
    Depictions
    🎨 Apulian Red-Figure Bell Krater attributed to the Painter of the Boston 00.348 (Vatican 17941; LIMC Antenor I 9)🎨 Lucanian Red-Figure Pelike attributed to the Vaste Painter (Logie 156.73; LIMC Aigisthos 15)🎨 Wall Paintings from Casa di M. Spurius Mesor VII 3, 29, Pompeii (MANN 120085, 120086; PALP r7-i3-p29-space-l)🎨 Fragment of Roman Marble Sarcophagus (Met 28.57.8a–d)🎨 Roman Marble Sarcophagus (Gregoriano Profano 10450; ASR II, no. 155, pl. 54)🎨 Wall Paintings from Casa di Sirico VII 1, 25.47, Pompeii (MANN 8994; PALP r7-i1-p25-space-34)🎨 Fragment of Roman Marble Sarcophagus (Koumantatakis n/a)🎨 Bronze Shieldband from Olympia (Olympia B1654)🎨 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
    🎨 Statues of Clytaimnestra and Cassandra at Sanctuary of Apollo (?) at Amyclai (Not Extant)🎨 Painting of Clytaimnestra by Tauriscos (LIMC Klytaimestra 49)🎨 Painting of Orestes killing Clytaimnestra and Aigisthos by Theoros (LIMC Aigisthos 26)🎨 Unfinished Painting of the Children of Tyndareus by Nicomachos (Not Extant)
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