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👤 Clytaimnestra

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Alternative names
Clytemnestra
Information
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
Daughter of
👤 Tyndareos king of Sparta👤 Leda mother of Helen
Mother of
👤 Orestes (s. of Agamemnon) son of Agamemnon and Clytaimnestra👤 Chrysothemis (Mycenaean) daughter of Agamemnon and Clytaimnestra👤 Electra (Mycenaean) daughter of Agamemnon and Clytaimnestra👤 Iphigeneia daughter of Agamemnon and Clytaimnestra👤 Son of Tantalos and Clytaimnestra (name unknown)👤 Erigone (Mycenaean) daughter of Aigisthos and Clytaimnestra👤 Iphianassa (Mycenaean) daughter of Agamemnon👤 Laodice (Mycenaean) daughter of Agamemnon
Wife of
👤 Agamemnon commander of all Greek forces at Troy👤 Aigisthos son of Thyestes👤 Tantalos (Argive) son of Thyestes
Has children with
👤 Agamemnon commander of all Greek forces at Troy👤 Tantalos (Argive) son of Thyestes👤 Aigisthos son of Thyestes
Ruler of
🌍 Mycenae (Argolid) city in the Argolid
Kills
👤 Agamemnon commander of all Greek forces at Troy👤 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 Sparta🏛️ the House of Electra (Mycenae) hovel owned by Electra's unnamed husband, somewhere in the vicinity of Mycenae
Killed by
👤 Orestes (s. of Agamemnon) son of Agamemnon and Clytaimnestra👤 Pylades son of Strophios👤 Electra (Mycenaean) daughter of Agamemnon and Clytaimnestra
Buried at
🏛️ the Tomb of Clytaimnestra (Mycenae) at Mycenae
Buried by
👤 Menelaos son of Atreus, husband of Helen👤 Helen Helen of Troy
Has post-mortem existence at
🌍 the Underworld realm of Hades
Related Entities
👤 Agamemnon commander of all Greek forces at Troy👤 Helen Helen of Troy👤 Tyndareos king of Sparta👤 Chrysothemis (Mycenaean) daughter of Agamemnon and Clytaimnestra👤 Electra (Mycenaean) daughter of Agamemnon and Clytaimnestra👤 Iphigeneia daughter of Agamemnon and Clytaimnestra👤 Orestes (s. of Agamemnon) son of Agamemnon and Clytaimnestra👤 Tantalos (Argive) son of Thyestes👤 Son of Tantalos and Clytaimnestra (name unknown)👤 Aigisthos son of Thyestes👤 Palamedes son of Nauplios son of Clytoneos👤 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 net👤 Pylades son of Strophios🌍 the Oracle of Apollo at Delphi👤 Erigone (Mycenaean) daughter of Aigisthos and Clytaimnestra👤 Phylonoe daughter of Tyndareos👤 Leda mother of Helen👤 Timandra (Spartan) daughter of Tyndareos👤 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 Athens👤 Pelops (Mycenaean) son of Cassandra and Agamemnon👤 Teledamos son of Cassandra and Agamemnon👥 the Companions of Agamemnon who accompany Agamemnon from Troy and are killed with him at Mycenae👤 Eurymedon (Mycenaean) charioteer of Agamemnon👥 the Erinyes personifications of vengeance🌍 Maniai (Arcadia) region of Arcadia🌍 Megalopolis (Arcadia) Arcadian city founded in the 4th century BCE👤 Perileos (Spartan) son of Icarios🏛️ the Sacred Stone (Troizen) in front of the temple of Artemis Lyceia👤 Zeus (Olympian) Olympian god👤 Hermes Olympian god👤 Guard of Clytaimnestra (name unknown)🏛️ the House of Aigisthos (Mycenae)👤 Panopeus (eponym) son of Phocos, father of Epeios👤 Servant of Agamemnon (name unknown) takes Orestes to Strophios👤 Iphianassa (Mycenaean) daughter of Agamemnon👤 Strophios (Phocian I) father of Pylades🌍 Crisa (Phocis) city in Phocis🏛️ the Tomb of Agamemnon (Mycenae) at or near Mycenae👤 Apollo Olympian god👤 Aphrodite Olympian goddess👤 Mestor (s. of Aias)👤 Alcmeon companion of Agamemnon👤 Argeios (comp. of Aigisthos) companion of Aigisthos, attacks Alcmeon and Mestor👤 Antiochos (Mycenaean II) companion of Aigisthos, attacks Alcmeon and Mestor👤 Companion of Agamemnon (name unknown)👤 Aerope (Argive) daughter of Catreus, wife of Atreus👤 Atreus son of Pelops, father of Agamemnon and Menelaos👤 Inachos (river god) river god and eponym of river in the Argolid, and in some traditions king of Argos👤 Pelops (Pisan) son of Tantalos, eponym of the Peloponnese👤 Io transformed into a cow👤 Thyestes (Mycenaean) son of Pelops👤 the Golden Lamb of Atreus associated with rule at Mycenae👤 Pelopeia (Mycenaean) daughter of Thyestes👤 Argos (Panoptes) Panoptes ('the all-seeing'), guards Io🌍 Amyclai (Laconia) city and cult site in Laconia, near Sparta👤 Ares Olympian god👤 Arsinoa nurse of Orestes👤 Laodice (Mycenaean) daughter of Agamemnon🌍 Orestias (Chaonia) region in Chaonia with city of the same name👤 Calchas prophet, son of Thestor👤 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 Hades👤 Charon (boatman) boatman of the underworld👤 Castor (Spartan) one of the Dioscouroi, Calydonian boar hunter, Argonaut👤 Theseus Athenian hero👤 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 mainland👤 Scylla (sea monster)👤 Watchman of Mycenae (name unknown) alerts Aigisthos or Clytaimnestra to the arrival of Agamemnon🏺 the Cup of Castor won at the funeral games of Pelias🏛️ the Oracle of Dionysos at Mount Pangaion (Thrace)👤 Phoibe (Spartan) daughter of Leda and Tyndareos👤 Menelaos son of Atreus, husband of Helen👤 Talthybios Greek herald at Troy👤 Achilles greatest Greek hero at Troy, leader of the Myrmidon contingent🌍 Aulis (Boiotia) city in Boiotia👥 the Amphictyonic League👥 the Greek Contingent at Troy led by Agamemnon👤 Artemis Olympian goddess👤 Husband of Electra (name unknown)🏛️ the House of Electra (Mycenae) hovel owned by Electra's unnamed husband, somewhere in the vicinity of Mycenae🏛️ the Tomb of Clytaimnestra (Mycenae) at Mycenae🌍 Sparta (Laconia) city in Laconia👥 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)🏛️ the Hall (fictional) fictional location used as setting for one of Lucian's works
Cite as: '👤 Clytaimnestra ', MANTO, https://resource.manto.unh.edu/8188055 [last modified: 03 11 2025]
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