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Figure from Greek mythology
In Greek mythology, Clytemnestra (/ˌklaɪtəmˈnɛstrə/, UK also /klaɪtəmˈniːstrə/; Ancient Greek: Κλυταιμνήστρα, romanized: Klutaimnḗstra, pronounced [klytai̯mnɛ̌ːstraː])
Clytemnestra
Figure from Greek mythology
King Atreus and Queen Aerope, the brother of Menelaus, the husband of Clytemnestra, and the father of Iphigenia, Iphianassa, Electra, Laodike, Orestes and
Agamemnon
2023 novel by Constanza Casati
Clytemnestra is a 2023 novel, the debut novel by Costanza Casati. It is a feminist retelling of the story of Clytemnestra, a character who appears in
Clytemnestra_(novel)
Topics referred to by the same term
Clytemnestra is a figure from Greek mythology. Clytemnestra may also refer to: Clytemnestra (Collier), a 1882 oil painting by John Collier Clytemnestra
Clytemnestra_(disambiguation)
Mythological prophetess and princess of Troy
the Trojan War and survived the sack of the city, but was murdered by Clytemnestra and Aegisthus when Agamemnon brought her to Mycenae as a pallake. In
Cassandra
Painting by John Collier
Clytemnestra, also known as Clytemnestra after the Murder, is an 1882 oil painting by the English artist John Collier. It has been in the Guildhall Art
Clytemnestra_(Collier)
Trilogy of Greek tragedies written by Aeschylus
5th century BC, concerning the murder of Agamemnon by Clytemnestra, the murder of Clytemnestra by Orestes, the trial of Orestes, the end of the curse
Oresteia
Greek mythological Aetolian princess who became a Spartan queen
the mother of four famous children in Greek mythology: Helen of Troy, Clytemnestra, and the twins Castor and Pollux. Leda and the Swan was a popular motif
Leda_(mythology)
Figure from Greek mythology
pronounced [iːpʰiɡéneː.a]) was a daughter of King Agamemnon and Queen Clytemnestra, and thus a princess of Mycenae. In the story, Agamemnon offends the
Iphigenia
British TV sitcom (1992–2012)
Absolutely Fabulous (often shortened to Ab Fab) is a British television sitcom created and written by Jennifer Saunders, which premiered in 1992. It is
Absolutely_Fabulous
Figure from Greek mythology
and the daughter of Agamemnon and Clytemnestra. Famously, Electra and her brother Orestes attack and kill Clytemnestra to avenge their father's murder.
Electra
Most beautiful woman in Greek mythology
have been the daughter of Zeus by Leda or Nemesis, and the sister of Clytemnestra, Castor, Pollux, Philonoe, Phoebe and Timandra. She was first married
Helen_of_Troy
King of Mycenae, father of Agamemnon and Menelaus
Agamemnon and Menelaus, and a daughter Anaxibia. Agamemnon married Clytemnestra, and Menelaus married Helen, her famously attractive sister. Helen later
Atreus
Ballet choreographed by Martha Graham
Clytemnestra is a 90-minute ballet choreographed by Martha Graham. It premiered on April 1, 1958, at the Adelphi Theatre in New York with music composed
Clytemnestra_(dance)
1936 novel by William Faulkner
abandoned Sutpen's Hundred plantation, where they find Henry Sutpen and Clytemnestra (Clytie), the daughter of Thomas Sutpen by a slave woman. Henry has returned
Absalom,_Absalom!
Figure in Greek mythology
Thyestes 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
Archaeological site in Greece
Tomb. The final group, Group III: the Treasury of Atreus, the Tomb of Clytemnestra and the Tomb of the Genii, are dated to LHIIIB by a sherd under the threshold
Mycenae
Ancient-Greek tragedy by Sophocles
returns from the Trojan War, his wife Clytemnestra and her lover Aegisthus (Agamemnon's cousin) kill him. Clytemnestra believes the murder was justified since
Electra_(Sophocles_play)
Tholos tomb at Mycenae, Greece, dated to ca.1250 BCE
The Tomb of Clytemnestra is a Mycenaean tholos type tomb built in c. 1250 BC. A number of architectural features such as the semi-column were largely adopted
Tomb_of_Clytemnestra
Epic film by Christopher Nolan
beautiful woman in the world, whose abduction triggers the Trojan War Clytemnestra, Helen's sister and Agamemnon's wife, whose marriage is acrimonious Zendaya
The_Odyssey_(2026_film)
Sitcom character
umbilical cord and then exclaims that she names the child Eurydice Colette Clytemnestra Dido Bathsheba Rabelais Patricia Cocteau Stone. The only one of Patsy's
Patsy_Stone
King of Sparta
the Aetolian princess, Leda, by whom he became the father of Castor, Clytemnestra, Timandra, Phoebe and Philonoe, and the stepfather of Helen of Troy and
Tyndareus
Legendary war in Greek mythology
who was either the daughter of Agamemnon and Clytemnestra, or of Helen and Theseus entrusted to Clytemnestra when Helen married Menelaus. Agamemnon refused
Trojan_War
Figure in Greek mythology
(/ɒˈrɛstiːz/; Ancient Greek: Ὀρέστης [oréstɛːs]) was the son of Agamemnon and Clytemnestra, and the brother of Electra and Iphigenia. He was also known by the patronymic
Orestes
1847–1848 novel by William Makepeace Thackeray
further at a game of "acting charades" where she plays the roles of Clytemnestra and Philomela. The elderly Sir Pitt Crawley dies and is succeeded by
Vanity_Fair_(novel)
Species of moth
Labdia clytemnestra is a moth in the family Cosmopterigidae. It is found on Fiji. Beccaloni, G.; Scoble, M.; Kitching, I.; Simonsen, T.; Robinson, G.;
Labdia_clytemnestra
Monotypic brush-footed butterfly genus
monotypic, containing only Hypna clytemnestra, the jazzy leafwing, marbled leafwing or silver-studded leafwing. Hypna clytemnestra is the largest member of the
Hypna
1977 Greek film
based on the Greek myth of Iphigenia, the daughter of Agamemnon and Clytemnestra, who was ordered by the goddess Artemis to be sacrificed. Cacoyannis
Iphigenia_(film)
Greek mythical twins
been born from an egg, along with their twin sisters Helen of Troy and Clytemnestra. In Latin, the twins are also known as the Gemini ("twins") or Castores
Castor_and_Pollux
Mythical friend of Orestes
father, and Medon. Orestes had been sent to Phocis during his mother Clytemnestra's affair with Aegisthus. There he was raised with Pylades, and so considered
Pylades
Ancient Greek tragedy by Euripides
Greek army to sail for Troy, it leads to deep resentment from his wife, Clytemnestra, who also has born Agamemnon's other children, Orestes and Electra. When
Electra_(Euripides_play)
2003 television miniseries directed by John Kent Harrison
sons Agamemnon and Menelaus. Agamemnon has come to claim her sister Clytemnestra as his bride but is attracted to Helen. During the wedding celebrations
Helen_of_Troy_(miniseries)
Topics referred to by the same term
dictionary. Electra, also spelt Elektra, was a daughter of Agamemnon and Clytemnestra in Greek mythology. Electra or Elektra may also refer to: Electra (bryozoan)
Electra_(disambiguation)
Epic poem attributed to Homer
as part of his narrative. Following Agamemnon's homecoming, his wife Clytemnestra and her lover, Aegisthus, kill Agamemnon. Agamemnon's son, Orestes kills
Odyssey
Greek myths about the warriors' voyages home
in the Odyssey, and Agamemnon, whose murder at the hands of his wife Clytemnestra was portrayed in Greek tragedy. The Achaeans entered the city using the
Returns_from_Troy
1962 Greek film
murdered by his wife Clytemnestra and her lover, Agamemnon's cousin and childhood playmate, Aegisthus. Of Agamemnon and Clytemnestra's children, Orestes
Electra_(1962_film)
King of Olympia and brother of Atreus in Greek mythology
wives, Clytemnestra and Helen respectively. When Agamemnon left Mycenae for the Trojan War, Aegisthus seduced Agamemnon's wife, Clytemnestra, and the
Thyestes
5th-century BC Athenian Greek tragedian
meets Orestes there. They plan revenge against Clytemnestra and her lover, Aegisthus. Clytemnestra's account of a nightmare in which she gives birth
Aeschylus
Last extant work of Greek playwright Euripides
Trojan War, Iphigenia at Aulis revolves around the strong resistance by Clytemnestra to the decision of her husband, Agamemnon, the leader of the Greek coalition
Iphigenia_in_Aulis
believed Cassiopeia (Κασσιόπεια), queen of Æthiopia and mother of Andromeda Clytemnestra, sister of Helen and unfaithful wife of Agamemnon Danaë, the mother of
List of mortals in Greek mythology
List_of_mortals_in_Greek_mythology
Species of beetle
Cerambycidae Genus: Neodillonia Species: N. albisparsa Binomial name Neodillonia albisparsa (Germar, 1824) Synonyms Clytemnestra adspersa Laporte, 1840
Neodillonia_albisparsa
1943 play by Jean-Paul Sartre
death of their father Agamemnon, king of Argos, by killing their mother Clytemnestra and her husband Aegisthus, who had deposed and killed him. Sartre incorporates
The_Flies
Novel by Colm Tóibín
Orestes' absence after the death of Agamemnon. There are three narrators: Clytemnestra, Orestes, and Electra. The novel received mixed to positive reviews.
House_of_Names
Chthonic female deities of vengeance in Greek mythology
Agamemnon returns home from the Trojan War, where he is slain by his wife, Clytemnestra, who wants vengeance for her daughter Iphigenia, whom Agamemnon had sacrificed
Erinyes
American dancer and choreographer (1894–1991)
April 1, 1958, the Martha Graham Dance Company premiered the ballet Clytemnestra, which would become a success. With a score by Egyptian-born composer
Martha_Graham
Jungian psychological concept
Electra, who plotted matricidal revenge with Orestes, her brother, against Clytemnestra, their mother, and Aegisthus, their stepfather, for their murder of Agamemnon
Electra_complex
Mycenaean tholos tomb built c. 1450 BCE
tholoi conventionally known as the Treasury of Atreus and the Tomb of Clytemnestra. At the time of its construction, the tomb was the largest of its kind
Tomb_of_Aegisthus
Symbolic serpent with its tail in its mouth
Antigone Augeas Briseis Cassiopeia Creon of Thebes Chryseis Chrysothemis Clytemnestra Damocles Deidamia Deucalion Electra Eteocles Europa Gordias Hecuba Helen
Ouroboros
Greek actress and singer (1929–2022)
Cacoyannis's The Trojan Women (1971) opposite Katharine Hepburn, and Clytemnestra with "smoldering eyes", according to The New York Times, in his Iphigenia
Irene_Papas
Greek figurines made of terracotta
major tombs, such as Mycenae's "Great Poros Wall" around the Tomb of Clytemnestra and the "Kyklos" wall near the tholos tombs at Peristeria in Messenia
Psi, phi and tau type figurine
Psi,_phi_and_tau_type_figurine
English painter and writer (1850–1934)
pictures may be seen in houses and institutions open to the public: his Clytemnestra, a large and striking painting of the mythical figure, is in the Guildhall
John_Collier_(painter)
Legendary Greek king of Ithaca
Odysseus facilitates the immolation by telling Iphigenia's mother, Clytemnestra, that the girl is to be wed to Achilles. Odysseus's attempts to avoid
Odysseus
Canadian actress (born 1968)
production of Timothy Findley's play Shadows; the following year, she played Clytemnestra in three concurrent plays, Aeschylus's Agamemnon, Jean Giraudoux's Electra
Karen_Robinson
Promontory in Athens, and the ancient council associated with it
Areopagus is the site of the trial of Orestes for killing his mother Clytemnestra and her lover Aegisthus. While this is a dramatization of the trials
Areopagus
Ancient Greek settlement in Turkey
claim that Orestias was founded by Orestes, the son of Agamemnon and Clytemnestra. Orestias or Orestia is thought to have been the same town as Uscudama
Orestias
British actor
stage roles include Jesus Christ in The Nativity/The Passion (1980) and Clytemnestra in The Oresteia (1981–1982), Sir Lucius O'Trigger in The Rivals (1983–1984)
Pip_Donaghy
Actress (born 1983)
Day One Samira / Sam The Wild Robot ROZZUM unit 7134 ("Roz") / ROZZUM unit 6262 ("Rummage") (voice) 2026 The Odyssey † Helen / Clytemnestra Completed
Lupita_Nyong'o
Theme from Greek mythology
Polydeuces, children of Zeus, while at the same time bearing Castor and Clytemnestra, children of her husband Tyndareus, the King of Sparta. According to
Leda_and_the_Swan
Tragedy by Seneca
by his wife Clytemnestra in his palace after his return from Troy. Thyestis umbra (Thyestes' ghost), uncle of Agamemnon chorus Clytemnestra, wife of Agamemnon
Agamemnon_(Seneca)
Epic poem attributed to Homer
Cassandra, whose thoughts are heard at the moment just before her murder by Clytemnestra in Sparta. Wolf's narrator presents a feminist's view of the war, and
Iliad
Greek mythological princess
romanized: Ērigónē, lit. 'early-born') is the daughter of Aegisthus and Clytemnestra, rulers of Mycenae after the murder of King Agamemnon. Depending on version
Erigone (daughter of Aegisthus)
Erigone_(daughter_of_Aegisthus)
British diplomat
Paintings Charles Darwin (1881) The Last Voyage of Henry Hudson (1881) Clytemnestra (1882) The Pharaoh's Handmaidens (1883) Circe (1885) Lilith (1889) Lady
Laurence_Collier
It is in the style of a Greek tragedy, in two acts: Klytaimnestra (Clytemnestra) and Orestès (Orestes). It was an adaptation of the first two parts of
Les_Érinnyes
Tholos tomb at Mycenae, Greece, dated to ca.1250 BCE
king of Mycenae. However, Aegisthus would, along with Agamemnon's wife Clytemnestra, kill Agamemnon on his return from the Trojan War, before being himself
Treasury_of_Atreus
Word guessing game
acted out by Becky's husband, while she makes her (first) appearance as Clytemnestra. After refreshments, another round begins, partially in pantomime: the
Charades
Revival architectural style, part of neoclassical revival in Greece
the bank is an evocation of the form of the Lion Gate and the Tomb of Clytemnestra at Mycenae. The form of the columns is copied from the column on the
Mycenaean Revival architecture
Mycenaean_Revival_architecture
American dramatist
nearly forty plays portraying women such as Jocasta, Medea, Nefertiti, Clytemnestra, and Lucrezia Borgia. He became more widely known as a commercial actor
Ethyl_Eichelberger
French painter
Aegisthus discovers the body of Clytemnestra, his entry for the Prix de Rome competition in 1823, for which he won 3rd place
Charles-Auguste van den Berghe
Charles-Auguste_van_den_Berghe
Ancient Greek hero and founder of Mycenae
Argius, – Idas, Lynceus, Peisus; Hilaeira; Castor and Pollux, Helen, Clytemnestra, Timandra, Phoebe, Philonoe; Penelope, Perileos, Thoas, Iphthime, Aletes
Perseus
Play written by Eugene O'Neill
For example, Agamemnon from the Oresteia becomes General Ezra Mannon. Clytemnestra becomes Christine, Orestes becomes Orin, Electra becomes Lavinia, Aegisthus
Mourning_Becomes_Electra
Book by Georges Polti
Spouse Two Adulterers conspire to kill the Betrayed Spouse. Example: Clytemnestra, Aegisthus, Double Indemnity Madness a Madman; a Victim The Madman goes
The Thirty-Six Dramatic Situations
The_Thirty-Six_Dramatic_Situations
American actress and author (born 1955)
Drama League for her performance. Also in that year, Mulgrew played Clytemnestra in New York for Charles L. Mee's Iphigenia 2.0. She won the Obie Award
Kate_Mulgrew
Topics referred to by the same term
Orestes was the son of Agamemnon and Clytemnestra, in Greek mythology. Orestes or Orestis may also refer to: Orestes (mythology), several figures in Greek
Orestes_(disambiguation)
Concubine in ancient Greece
to Agamemnon's palace as his mistress, where they both are killed by Clytemnestra. Pallakai were accepted as part of Greek society. In "Against Neaera"
Pallake
British actor (born 1990)
Scott Thomas as his sister Electra, and Diana Quick played their mother Clytemnestra. Previews began 22 September, the official opening was 1 October, and
Jack_Lowden
Spartan princess and later on queen of Arcadia in Greek mythology
Aetolia. Thus, she was the sister of the twins Castor and Pollux, Helen, Clytemnestra, Phoebe and Philonoe. Timandra married Echemus, the king of Arcadia and
Timandra_(mythology)
Chinese-British actress (born 1937)
Theatre, Boston The Orestaia (1977) "Clytemnestra"; The Cambridge Ensemble, Boston Agamemnon (1977) "Clytemnestra"; Norfork Prison for Lifers, Massachusetts
Tsai_Chin_(actress)
Stock character of a mysterious, beautiful, and seductive woman
mythical or legendary examples include Inanna, Lilith, Circe, Medea, Clytemnestra, Lesbia, Tamamo no Mae, and Visha Kanyas. Historical examples from classical
Femme_fatale
Daughter of Menelaus and Helen of Troy
said that Orestes also married his half-sister Erigone, daughter of Clytemnestra and Aegisthus, though it is not clear if this happened after Hermione's
Hermione_(mythology)
1970 Greek film by Theo Angelopoulos
events, it transcends them to recall the ancient myths of the Atrides and Clytemnestra. In 1986, the Greek Film Critics Association named it the third-best
The_Reconstruction_(film)
Australian actor (born 1969)
Oleanna for the Sydney Theatre Company. That year, she was also cast as Clytemnestra in a production of Sophocles' Electra. A couple of weeks after rehearsals
Cate_Blanchett
1944 triptych by Francis Bacon
for the murder of his mother Clytemnestra. The saga tells the story of the decimation of the line of Atreus; Clytemnestra had hacked to death her husband
Three Studies for Figures at the Base of a Crucifixion
Three_Studies_for_Figures_at_the_Base_of_a_Crucifixion
Spirit-images in ancient Greek literature
Penelope, who in later works was constantly laboring against the eidola of Clytemnestra and later of Helen herself. Homer's use of eidola also extends to the
Eidolon
English actress
Posner 2013 Othello Emilia Olivier Theatre Nicholas Hytner 2015 Oresteia Clytemnestra HOME, Manchester Blanche McIntyre 2018 The Wild Duck (by Robert Icke
Lyndsey_Marshal
Mythological Greek character
kingly office. He bragged that he preferred her as a bed-mate to his wife Clytemnestra, because of her figure, her grace, and her skill at domestic tasks. Her
Chryseis
5th-century BC Athenian tragic playwright
details how Electra and Orestes avenge their father Agamemnon's murder by Clytemnestra and Aegisthus. Philoctetes retells the story of Philoctetes, an archer
Sophocles
2021 Canadian TV series or program
Donovan, the victim of a haunted house tied to Roman Elena Juatco as Clytemnestra Lomax (seasons 2–3), a former mortician who joins the Roman Agency as
SurrealEstate
Culmination of a multiple pregnancy where two or more offspring are born
as their sisters Helen (of Troy) and Clytemnestra. Helen and Polydeuces were fathered by Zeus, while Clytemnestra and Castor were fathered by Leda's husband
Multiple_birth
Comic book character
overcomes his alcoholism. Stark joins Rhodes and the Erwin twins (Morley and Clytemnestra) in starting a new company in Silicon Valley, which is dubbed Circuits
Iron_Monger
Mythological Greek character
husband of the Spartan princess Clytemnestra. He was slain together with their newborn child by Agamemnon who married Clytemnestra after Tantalus' death, against
Tantalus_(son_of_Thyestes)
Aegisthus and Clytemnestra, the king and queen of Mycenae. He had two full sisters: Erigone and Helen, as well 4 maternal half-siblings: Clytemnestra's first
Aletes_of_Mycenae
Andoh / Lynette Linton Sam Wanamaker Playhouse 2021 Girl on an Altar Clytemnestra Indhu Rubasingham Kiln Theatre 2023 Richard III Richard III Adjoa Andoh
List of roles and awards of Adjoa Andoh
List_of_roles_and_awards_of_Adjoa_Andoh
were said to be born from an egg along with either sister Helen and Clytemnestra. This teleologically explains why their constellation, the Dioskouroi
Twins_in_mythology
Act of killing one's own mother
Orestes Pursued by the Furies by William-Adolphe Bouguereau. Orestes is tormented by the Furies for the murder of his mother Clytemnestra.
Matricide
Acting credits of American actress born 1951
Theatre (Broadway) Kean Elena Koefeld Hartford Stage 1982 The Greeks Clytemnestra, Helen Hartford Stage 1985 Strange Snow Martha The Coast Playhouse, Los
Jean_Smart_filmography
Narrative technique
the mythological origin of the Trojan War in the birth of Helen and Clytemnestra from the double egg laid by Leda following her seduction by Zeus in the
In_medias_res
Son of Hector in Greek mythology
Spartan king Menelaus and Helen of Troy. Orestes, son of Agamemnon and Clytemnestra, brother to Electra and Iphigenia, and by now absolved of the crime of
Astyanax
Final gesture or effort
subsequent reference in Aeschylus' Agamemnon from 458 BC. In that play, Clytemnestra compares the dead Cassandra to a swan who has "sung her last lament"
Swan_song
Ancient Greek deity and herald of the gods
Hades. Aeschylus wrote in The Eumenides that Hermes helped Orestes kill Clytemnestra under a false identity and other stratagems, and also said that he was
Hermes
Jamaican actress (1938–1995)
began acting with Joseph Papp's Public Theatre. In 1971 she portrayed Clytemnestra in the New York Shakespearean Festival production of The Wedding of Iphigenia
Madge_Sinclair
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English
From Latin geminus GEMINI means "twin." In Astrology, it is a zodiac sign. In Astronomy, it is the name of a constellation. In Roman mythology, Castor and Pollux are the Gemini twins, the sons of Leda, brothers to Helen of Troy and Clytemnestra. In Greek they are called the Dioskouroi.
Girl/Female
Greek
Murdered Agamemnon.
CLYTEMNESTRA
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Afghan, Arabic, Indian, Muslim, Sindhi
Female Version of a Pigeon; A Companions Name
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Hindu, Indian
Great Person
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French
Variant spelling of Norman French Everard, EVRARD means "strong as a boar."
Girl/Female
French, German
Spear Ruler
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Loving
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Irish
The name of one of the twelve apostles, it is the Irish form of the Hebrew name Bartholemew “â€Son of Talmai.â€â€ Bartley is also a derivation of the name Parthalon who was the leader of the first people to occupy Ireland after the Biblical flood, about 2,800 BC, and who, according to legend, brought agriculture to their new homeland. As such it is not really an Irish name although it was in relatively common usage in times past, particularly in the west of Ireland. The present Prime Minister of Ireland is Batholomew Ahern, although he is more commonly known as “â€Bertie.â€â€
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Spanish
Spanish form of Latin Sophronius, SOFRONIO means "self-controlled."
Biblical
same as Terah
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Bengali, Indian, Kannada, Tamil
King of Intelligence
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Hindu
Blend of daryl and marvin
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