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Figure from Greek mythology
In Greek mythology, Agamemnon (/æɡəˈmɛmnɒn/ ; Ancient Greek: Ἀγαμέμνων Agamémnōn) was a king of Mycenae who commanded the Achaeans during the Trojan War
Agamemnon
Trilogy of Greek tragedies written by Aeschylus
been lost. Agamemnon (Ἀγαμέμνων, Agamémnōn) is the first of the three plays within the Oresteia trilogy. It details the homecoming of Agamemnon, King of
Oresteia
List of ships with the same or similar names
construction) of the Royal Navy have been named HMS Agamemnon, after the legendary Greek king Agamemnon. HMS Agamemnon (1781) was a 64-gun third-rate launched in
HMS_Agamemnon
List of ships with the same or similar names
named Agamemnon including: SS Agamemnon (1865), broken up in 1899 SS Agamemnon (1914), sunk in 1940 SS Agamemnon (1946), sunk in 1969 Agamemnon (disambiguation)
SS_Agamemnon
Gold funeral mask discovered at the ancient Greek site of Mycenae
The Mask of Agamemnon is a gold funerary mask which was discovered at the Bronze Age site of Mycenae in southern Greece. The mask, displayed in the National
Mask_of_Agamemnon
Topics referred to by the same term
Agamemnon may refer to: Agamemnon, one of the most distinguished of the heroes of Greek mythology A character based on the Greek hero in Shakespeare's
Agamemnon_(disambiguation)
Figure from Greek mythology
[klytai̯mnɛ̌ːstraː]), was the wife of Agamemnon, king of Mycenae, and the half-sister of Helen of Troy. With Agamemnon, she was the mother of Orestes and
Clytemnestra
Ancient Greek cultic epithet
Agamemnon or Zeus Agamemnon (Gr. Ἀγαμέμνων) was a cultic epithet of the Greek god Zeus, under which he was worshiped at Sparta. Some writers, such as
Agamemnon_(Zeus)
Mythological prophetess and princess of Troy
sack of the city, but was murdered by Clytemnestra and Aegisthus when Agamemnon brought her to Mycenae as a pallake. In contemporary usage, her name is
Cassandra
Epic poem attributed to Homer
Achilles, a celebrated warrior, from a fierce quarrel between him and King Agamemnon, to the death of the Trojan prince Hector.[page needed][page needed] The
Iliad
Third-rate ship of the line of the Royal Navy
HMS Agamemnon was a 64-gun third-rate ship of the line of the Royal Navy. She saw service in the American War of Independence and French Revolutionary
HMS_Agamemnon_(1781)
Lord Nelson-class pre-dreadnought battleship
HMS Agamemnon was one of two Lord Nelson-class pre-dreadnought battleships launched in 1906 and completed in 1908. She was the Royal Navy's second-to-last
HMS_Agamemnon_(1906)
Astute-class nuclear-powered attack submarine
HMS Agamemnon is the sixth Astute-class nuclear-powered fleet submarine of the Royal Navy. She is the sixth vessel of the Royal Navy to bear the name
HMS_Agamemnon_(S124)
Figure from Greek mythology
[iːpʰiɡéneː.a]) was a daughter of King Agamemnon and Queen Clytemnestra, and thus a princess of Mycenae. In the story, Agamemnon offends the goddess Artemis on
Iphigenia
Greek mythological character
as a status symbol is at the heart of the dispute between Achilles and Agamemnon that initiates the plot of Homer's epic. She was married to Mynes, a son
Briseis
1852 ship
HMS Agamemnon was the lead ship of her class of 91-gun, second-rate ships of the line constructed during the 1850s for the Royal Navy. Completed in 1853
HMS_Agamemnon_(1852)
King of Sparta, husband of Helen of Troy
of Agamemnon, and the husband of Helen of Troy. According to the usual version of the story, followed by the Iliad and Odyssey of Homer, Agamemnon and
Menelaus
Species of butterfly
Graphium agamemnon, the tailed jay, is a predominantly green and black tropical butterfly that belongs to the swallowtail family. The butterfly is also
Graphium_agamemnon
Species of beetle
Oryctes agamemnon, commonly known as Arabian rhinoceros beetle, is a species of rhinoceros beetles from the subfamily Dynastinae (family: Scarabaeidae)
Oryctes_agamemnon
Greek footballer
Agamemnon Gilis (Greek: Αγαμέμνων Γκίλης; born 1891, date of death unknown) was a Greek football player who played for the clubs Apollon in Smyrna, and
Agamemnon_Gilis
Legendary war in Greek mythology
kings and princes of Greece to wage war upon Troy. Menelaus's brother Agamemnon, king of Mycenae, led an expedition of Achaean troops to Troy and besieged
Trojan_War
King of Mycenae, father of Agamemnon and Menelaus
the Peloponnese, the son of Pelops and Hippodamia, and the father of Agamemnon and Menelaus. His descendants became known collectively as the Atreidae
Atreus
2004 epic historical war film directed by Wolfgang Petersen
a couple of weeks, rather than just the quarrel between Achilles and Agamemnon in the ninth year. Achilles leads his Myrmidons along with the rest of
Troy_(film)
Agamemnon Channel (shashishalh lilkw´ émin) is a channel or strait in British Columbia, Canada, at the mouth of Jervis Inlet on the South Coast, separating
Agamemnon_Channel
Greek politician and diplomat (1878–1954)
Agamemnon Schliemann (Greek: Αγαμέμνων Σλήμαν; 16 March 1878 – 1954) was the Greek ambassador to the United States in 1914. Agamemnon Schliemann was born
Agamemnon_Schliemann
Figure in Greek mythology
in a meal. While Agamemnon laid siege to Troy, his estranged queen Clytemnestra took Aegisthus as a lover. The couple killed Agamemnon upon the king's
Aegisthus
1967 opera by Felix Werder
Agamemnon is an opera in one act by composer Felix Werder. Werder used his own libretto for the work which is based on Gilbert Murray's English language
Agamemnon_(opera)
Ancient Greek goddess of mischief
tragic trilogy the Oresteia. In Agamemnon, the first play of the trilogy, Ate is linked with Helen of Troy, and Agamemnon's wife Clytemnestra, both of whom
Ate_(mythology)
5th-century BC Athenian Greek tragedian
are known). Agamemnon and The Libation Bearers (Choephoroi) and The Eumenides together tell the violent story of the family of Agamemnon, king of Argos
Aeschylus
Iron-hulled steamship with more efficient engine
SS Agamemnon was one of the first successful long-distance merchant steamships. She was built in 1865 to trade between Britain and China, and competed
SS_Agamemnon_(1865)
Greek mythological hero
withdrawal from battle after being dishonoured by Agamemnon, the commander of the Achaean forces. Agamemnon has taken a woman named Chryseis as his slave
Achilles
Figure from Greek mythology
romanized: Ēléktrā [ɛːléktraː]), is a princess of Mycenae and the daughter of Agamemnon and Clytemnestra. Famously, Electra and her brother Orestes attack and
Electra
American actor (1935–1978)
Cazale's final stage appearance was on April 29, 1977, in the title role of Agamemnon at the Vivian Beaumont Theater. He appeared only in the first preview
John_Cazale
Epic poem attributed to Homer
his narrative. Following Agamemnon's homecoming, his wife Clytemnestra and her lover, Aegisthus, kill Agamemnon. Agamemnon's son, Orestes kills Aegisthus
Odyssey
Personification of dreams in Greek mythology
quickly to Agamemnon's tent, and finding him asleep, stands above Agamemnon's head; taking the shape of Nestor, a trusted counselor to Agamemnon, the Oneiros
Oneiros
Archaeological site in Greece
and Agamemnon married, respectively. Agamemnon inherited Mycenae and Menelaus became king of Sparta. Soon, Helen eloped with Paris of Troy. Agamemnon conducted
Mycenae
Legendary Greek king of Ithaca
Priam describes him as "shorter in truth by a head than Atreus' son Agamemnon, / but broader, it would seem, in the chest and across the shoulders /
Odysseus
Jupiter trojan
911 Agamemnon, provisional designation 1919 FD, is a Jupiter trojan and a suspected binary asteroid from the Greek camp, approximately 168 kilometers
911_Agamemnon
Hero in Greek mythology
Adrastus. In Homer's Iliad Diomedes is regarded alongside Ajax the Great and Agamemnon, after Achilles, as one of the best warriors of all the Achaeans in prowess
Diomedes
Ancient-Greek tragedy by Sophocles
offending the goddess. When King Agamemnon returns from the Trojan War, his wife Clytemnestra and her lover Aegisthus (Agamemnon's cousin) kill him. Clytemnestra
Electra_(Sophocles_play)
her as Electro's daughter. Agamemnon is a character appearing in American comic books published by Marvel Comics. Agamemnon is a half-human, half-Asgardian
List of Marvel Comics characters: A
List_of_Marvel_Comics_characters:_A
Mythological Greek character
that Agamemnon was forced to give Chryseis back in order to save his men from the disease. He sent Odysseus to return the maiden to Chryses. Agamemnon compensated
Chryseis
Mythical friend of Orestes
Atreus and sister of Agamemnon and Menelaus. He is mostly known for his relationship with his cousin Orestes, son of Agamemnon. Pylades was the son of
Pylades
German-built ocean liner
1914 until 1917, when the US Government seized her and renamed her USS Agamemnon. In 1919 she was decommissioned from the Navy and laid up. In 1927 she
SS_Kaiser_Wilhelm_II
Tholos tomb at Mycenae, Greece, dated to ca.1250 BCE
The Treasury of Atreus or Tomb of Agamemnon is a large tholos or beehive tomb constructed between 1300 and 1250 BCE in Mycenae, Greece. It is the largest
Treasury_of_Atreus
Ship of the line of the French Navy
Agamemnon was a 74-gun Téméraire-class ship of the line built for the French Navy during the first decade of the 19th century. Completed in 1812, she
French_ship_Agamemnon
Tragedy by Seneca
Agamemnon is a fabula crepidata (Roman tragedy with Greek subject) of c. 1012 lines of verse written by Lucius Annaeus Seneca in the first century AD
Agamemnon_(Seneca)
2023 novel by Constanza Casati
Clytemnestra has been maligned for her betrayal and murder of her husband Agamemnon. Casati's novel tells Clytemnestra's story from her own perspective. Clytemnestra
Clytemnestra_(novel)
Character in Greek Mythology
was absent during these encounters because of his feud with Agamemnon. In Book 9, Agamemnon and the other Mycenaean chiefs send Ajax, Odysseus and Phoenix
Ajax_the_Great
Class of Royal Navy ironclads
The Ajax class, also known as the Agamemnon class was a class of ironclad battleships that served in the Royal Navy during the Victorian era. The class
Ajax-class_ironclad
Species of moth
Chilo agamemnon is a species of moth in the family Crambidae described by Stanisław Błeszyński in 1962. It is found in Spain, Egypt, Israel, Sudan and
Chilo_agamemnon
Greek mythological figure
romanized: Iphiánassa, lit. 'strong queen') is an obscure and controversial daughter of Agamemnon and Clytaemnestra, sister to Laodice and Chrysothemis, sometimes considered
Iphianassa (daughter of Agamemnon)
Iphianassa_(daughter_of_Agamemnon)
Cargo ship that was converted into an auxiliary minelayer
HMS Agamemnon was originally the Blue Funnel Line refrigerated cargo ship Agamemnon. She was built in 1929, traded between the United Kingdom and the
HMS_Agamemnon_(M10)
Pre-dreadnought battleship class of the British Royal Navy
after HMS Dreadnought had entered service in late 1906. Lord Nelson and Agamemnon were assigned to the Home Fleet when completed in 1908, with the former
Lord_Nelson-class_battleship
Greek mythological figures
Tantalus, the most important being a son of Atreus, said to be the father of Agamemnon and Menelaus. Although these two brothers are usually considered to be
Pleisthenes
American actor
John Soares (born June 22, 1981) is an American film director, actor, motion picture editor, and fight choreographer. He is best known for his martial
John_Soares
2003 television miniseries directed by John Kent Harrison
Sparta, Helen meets Atreus, king of Mycenae, and his sons Agamemnon and Menelaus. Agamemnon has come to claim her sister Clytemnestra as his bride but
Helen_of_Troy_(miniseries)
1909 opera by Richard Strauss
are Klytaemnestra, her mother and one of the murderers of her father Agamemnon; her sister, Chrysothemis] her brother, Orest; and Klytaemnestra's lover
Elektra_(opera)
Seer in Greek mythology
prophecies. Fearing Agamemnon, Calchas first secured a champion in Achilles who spoke against Agamemnon in heated terms in assembly. Agamemnon grudgingly accepted
Calchas
Greek port town located in ancient Boeotia
Agamemnon, who had killed a deer in a sacred grove and boasted he was the better hunter than she. The fleet was only able to sail off after Agamemnon
Aulis_(ancient_Greece)
Last extant work of Greek playwright Euripides
the strong resistance by Clytemnestra to the decision of her husband, Agamemnon, the leader of the Greek coalition before and during the Trojan War, to
Iphigenia_in_Aulis
1977 Greek film
Michael Cacoyannis, based on the Greek myth of Iphigenia, the daughter of Agamemnon and Clytemnestra, who was ordered by the goddess Artemis to be sacrificed
Iphigenia_(film)
2003 novella by Ismail Kadare
Agamemnon's Daughter (Albanian: Vajza e Agamemnonit) is a 2003 novella by the Albanian writer and inaugural International Man Booker Prize winner Ismail
Agamemnon's_Daughter
Greek myths about the warriors' voyages home
those of Odysseus, whose wanderings are narrated in the Odyssey, and Agamemnon, whose murder at the hands of his wife Clytemnestra was portrayed in Greek
Returns_from_Troy
Figure in Greek mythology
Orestis (/ɒˈrɛstiːz/; Ancient Greek: Ὀρέστης [oréstɛːs]) was the son of Agamemnon and Clytemnestra, and the brother of Electra and Iphigenia. He was also
Orestes
1879 Ajax-class ironclad
HMS Agamemnon was a Victorian Royal Navy Ajax-class ironclad turret battleship, the sister ship of HMS Ajax. Agamemnon and Ajax were built to the same
HMS_Agamemnon_(1879)
Iphigenia was the daughter of Agamemnon and Clytemnestra. According to the story, Agamemnon committed a mistake and had to sacrifice Iphigenia to Artemis
Depictions of the sacrifice of Iphigenia
Depictions_of_the_sacrifice_of_Iphigenia
MS Agamemnon was a Dutch general cargo vessel built by William Hamilton and Company of Port Glasgow, Scotland. She was launched on 11 December 1946 and
MS_Agamemnon
2011 novel by Madeline Miller
the Achaean forces, tensions escalate between Achilles and Agamemnon: first when Agamemnon sacrifices his daughter Iphigenia in order to appease Artemis
The_Song_of_Achilles
Species of beetle
Carabus agamemnon is a species of ground beetle in the Carabinae subfamily, that is endemic to Sichuan, China. The species are 1 millimetre (0.039 in)
Carabus_agamemnon
Species of beetle
Pakistan. O. elegans is similar in morphology and biology to Oryctes agamemnon. Both species have overlapping distribution ranges, are pests of date
Oryctes_elegans
King of Olympia and brother of Atreus in Greek mythology
Agamemnon and Menelaus as wives, Clytemnestra and Helen respectively. When Agamemnon left Mycenae for the Trojan War, Aegisthus seduced Agamemnon's wife
Thyestes
wife of Agamemnon Danaë, the mother of Perseus by Zeus Deianeira, the third wife and unwitting killer of Heracles Electra, daughter of Agamemnon and Clytemnestra
List of mortals in Greek mythology
List_of_mortals_in_Greek_mythology
1954 royal cruise
It took place from 23 August to 3 September 1954 on the royal yacht Agamemnon. Royals from over 25 reigning and formerly reigning royal families were
Cruise_of_the_Kings
Memos Makris (Greek: Μέμος Μακρής, Hungarian: Makrisz Agamemnon) (born April 1, 1913, in Patras – died May 26, 1993, in Athens) was a prominent Greek
Memos_Makris
Greek basketball player and coach
Agamemnon "Memos" Ioannou (Greek: Αγαμέμνων "Μέμος" Ιωάννου; born April 15, 1958, in Greece) is a retired Greek professional basketball player and coach
Memos_Ioannou
Princess from Greek mythology
Atreus or Pleisthenes (or both). By most accounts, she is the mother of Agamemnon and Menelaus. While the wife of Atreus, she became the lover of his brother
Aerope
Rock musical written by Jon English and David Mackay
Priam, Sheryl Parker as Cassandra, Doc Neeson as Achilles, John Waters as Agamemnon, Philip Quast as Patroclus, Joe Fagin as Menelaus, Harry Nilsson as Ulysses
Paris_(Jon_English_musical)
Mythological Greek character
Pelopia and Aegisthus, and - according to Hyginus - also of Menelaus and Agamemnon. According to Hyginus, Tantalus and Pleisthenes were born to Thyestes
Tantalus_(son_of_Thyestes)
God of fear and panic in Greek mythology
may be seen in Description of Greece by Pausanias, "On the shield of Agamemnon is Phobos (Fear), who[se] head is a lion's…". Plutarch makes reference
Phobos_(mythology)
"Agamemnon's Tomb" is a poem by Sacheverell Sitwell. It was first published in 1933, the fifth of twenty poems in Canons of Giant Art: Twenty Torsos in
Agamemnon's_Tomb
Trojan priest in Greek mythology
Homer's Iliad), Agamemnon took Chryses' daughter Chryseis (Astynome) from Moesia as a war prize. When Chryses attempted to ransom her, Agamemnon refused to
Chryses_(priest_of_Apollo)
Greek politician
Agamemnon Avgerinos (Greek: Αγαμέμνων Αυγερινός) was a Greek politician and leader of the Greek War of Independence of 1821. He was born in Pyrgos, the
Agamemnon_Avgerinos
Ancient Greek tragedy by Euripides
his wife, Clytemnestra, who also has born Agamemnon's other children, Orestes and Electra. When Agamemnon returns victorious from the Trojan War ten
Electra_(Euripides_play)
Island in British Columbia, Canada
South Coast region of British Columbia. It is surrounded by Hotham Sound, Agamemnon Channel, and Malaspina Strait. The closest communities are Pender Harbour
Nelson Island (British Columbia)
Nelson_Island_(British_Columbia)
Ancient Greek goddess
after King Agamemnon, the leader of the expedition, shot and killed her sacred deer. Artemis demanded the sacrifice of Iphigenia, Agamemnon's young daughter
Artemis
Fictional organization in the Marvel Comics universe
supporting cast from issue #379 (March 1991) to issue #426 (February 1995). Agamemnon, a half-human and half-Asgardian god, was born immortal and does not physically
Pantheon_(Marvel_Comics)
Herald and friend to Agamemnon during Trojan War
Talthybius (Ancient Greek: Ταλθύβιος) was herald and friend to Agamemnon in the Trojan War. Talthybius is a Greek soldier who serves as both a messenger
Talthybius
Wax or plaster cast made of a person's face following death
mask of Tutankhamun, and those from Mycenaean Greece such as the Mask of Agamemnon. When taken from a living subject, such a cast is called a life mask.
Death_mask
Event from Greek mythology
Agamemnon, sacrifices his daughter Iphigenia to Artemis to assure good sailing weather to travel to Troy and fight in the Trojan War. In Agamemnon, the
Orestes_Pursued_by_the_Furies
History of the Trojan War told in poems
events after Hector's death up until the end of the war. The death of Agamemnon and the vengeance taken by his son Orestes (the Nostoi) are the subjects
Epic_Cycle
Mountain range in Antarctica
and on the west by Marr Ice Piedmont, and extends northwest from Mount Agamemnon for 10 kilometres (6 mi), curving northeast for a further 19 km (12 mi)
Achaean_Range
In Greek mythology the daughter of Dias
by some accounts the mother, or grandmother, of Agamemnon and Menelaus. Most accounts have Agamemnon and Menelaus, as the sons of Atreus, the son of Pelops
Cleolla
Trojan hero in Greek mythology
kills Patroclus, Achilles—who had refused to fight because of a slight by Agamemnon—reenters the war to avenge his friend, and the Trojans are beaten back
Hector
Play by James Thomson
Agamemnon is a 1738 tragedy by the British writer James Thomson. It is based on the story of Agamemnon from Greek Mythology. The original Drury Lane cast
Agamemnon_(Thomson_play)
Anglo-Greek neurologist and socialist
Christopher Agamemnon Pallis (2 December 1923 – 10 March 2005) was an Anglo-Greek neurologist and libertarian socialist intellectual. Under the pen names
Chris_Pallis
Concubine in ancient Greece
world. In Aeschylus' Agamemnon, Cassandra plays the role of an enslaved pallake, captured at Troy and brought home to Agamemnon's palace as his mistress
Pallake
Lost Ancient Greek epic
Peleus. Agamemnon arrives home and is thereby murdered by his wife Clytemnestra and her lover, Agamemnon's cousin Aegisthus. Later Agamemnon's and Clytemnestra's
Nostoi
Nereid of Greek mythology
Calchas, a priest of Agamemnon, prophesied the need for the great soldier within their ranks. Odysseus was subsequently sent by Agamemnon to try to find Achilles
Thetis
Ancient Greek word usually translated as "king"
from Mycenaean Greece. It is notably used in Homeric Greek, e.g. for Agamemnon. The feminine form is anassa, "queen" (ἄνασσα, from wánassa, itself from
Anax
AGAMEMNON
AGAMEMNON
Boy/Male
Greek Latin
Father of Agamemnon in ancient Greek mythology.
Boy/Male
Australian, Greek, Shakespearean
Leader of the Greek Forces Against Troy
Girl/Female
Greek Latin
Prisoner of Agamemnon.
Male
Greek
(ΑτÏεÏÏ‚) Greek name ATREUS means fearless." In mythology, this is the name of a king of Mycenae, the father of Agamemnon.
Boy/Male
Australian, French, Greek, Shakespearean
Brother of Agamemnon
Male
Greek
(ἈγαμÎμνων) Greek name AGAMEMNON means "very resolute." In mythology, this is the name of the king of Mycenaie and leader of the Greeks in the Trojan War. He was the son of King Atreus and brother of Menelaos.
Girl/Female
Greek
Murdered Agamemnon.
Girl/Female
Greek
Daughter sacrificed by Agamemnon.
Boy/Male
Greek Latin
Cousin of Agamemnon.
Male
Greek
(ὈÏÎστης) Greek name derived from the word orestias, ORESTES means "of the mountains." In mythology, this is the name of the son of Agamemnon.
Girl/Female
Greek
The fiery sun. Mythological daughter of Agamemnon. In literature she was a central character in...
Girl/Female
Greek
Sparkling. The fiery sun. Mythological daughter of Agamemnon. In literature she was a central...
Girl/Female
Australian, German, Greek
The Fiery Sun; Mythological Daughter of Agamemnon; Bright; Shining
AGAMEMNON
AGAMEMNON
Biblical
strength of God
Boy/Male
British, English
From the Brushwood Estate
Boy/Male
Tamil
A name of Lord Shiva, One who has matted hair
Girl/Female
Tamil
Yashashri | யஷாஷà¯à®°à¯€
Gods name of success, Victory or glory or fame or success, Supplanter
Boy/Male
Hindu, Indian, Tamil
Son
Surname or Lastname
English
English : variant spelling of Veal.Irish (Waterford) : from an unexplained Anglo-Norman name that is common in medieval records, le Veel, Gaelicized as de Bhial (see Veal 2).
Boy/Male
Indian
Intelligent
Girl/Female
British, Christian, English, French, Latin
Lovable; Diminutive of Amabel; Beloved
Surname or Lastname
English
English : variant of Bayliss.English : from the genitive case of Middle English bail(e) ‘bailey’, ‘outer wall of a castle’, hence a topographic name for someone who lived beside a castle. Compare Bail and Bailey.
Boy/Male
Tamil
Deependu | தீபேஂதà¯
Bright Moon, The Moon
AGAMEMNON
AGAMEMNON
AGAMEMNON
AGAMEMNON
AGAMEMNON