agamemnon

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One of the most distinguished heroes of Greek mythology. He is the son of King Atreus of Mycenae and Queen Aerope, and brother of Menelaus. He is attributed with rallying the Greeks for the Trojan War
{i} Greek king who led the Greeks in the Trojan War (Greek Mythology)
in ancient Greek stories, the king of Mycenae and leader of the Greeks in the Trojan War. When he came home after the war, he was murdered by his wife, Clytemnestra and her lover Aegisthus. Iliad, the. In Greek legend, the son of Atreus, brother of Menelaus, and king of Mycenae and commander of the Greek forces that attacked Troy. By his wife, Clytemnestra, Agamemnon had a son, Orestes, and three daughters. When Paris carried off Menelaus's wife, Helen, Agamemnon called on the Greeks to unite in a war of revenge against the Trojans. Artemis sent a calm or contrary winds to prevent the Greek fleet from sailing, and Agamemnon sacrificed his daughter Iphigeneia to appease the goddess. After the Trojan War he returned home, where he was killed by his wife and her lover, Aegisthus. His murder was avenged by Orestes. These events formed the basis of Aeschylus' great dramatic trilogy the Oresteia
(Greek mythology) the king who lead the Greeks against Troy in the Trojan War
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    /ˌagəˈmemˌnän/ /ˌæɡəˈmɛmˌnɑːn/

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    [ "a-g&-'mem-"nän, -n&a ] (noun.) From Ancient Greek Ἀγαμέμνων (Agamemnōn, “very resolute”).