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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
    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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