Clytemnestra

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Clytemnestra is a queen of Mycenae in Greek mythology, famed for murdering her husband Agamemnon upon his return from the Trojan War.

All labels observed (2)

Label Occurrences
Clytemnestra canonical 39
Clytemnestra is wife of Agamemnon 1

How this entity was disambiguated

Statements (43)

Predicate Object
instanceOf figure in Greek mythology
mythological queen
appearsIn Aeschylus' Agamemnon
linked to: Oresteia

Aeschylus' The Eumenides
linked to: The Eumenides

Aeschylus' The Libation Bearers
linked to: Oresteia

Euripides' Electra
linked to: Electra (Euripides)

Euripides' Iphigenia in Aulis
Sophocles' Electra
linked to: Electra (Sophocles)
associatedEvent Trojan War
associatedPlace Argos
characterType tragic heroine
vengeful wife
child Chrysothemis
Electra
Iphigenia
Orestes
culture Ancient Greek religion
father Tyndareus
gender female
house House of Atreus
killed Agamemnon
Cassandra
killedBy Electra
Orestes
lover Aegisthus
mother Leda
motivatedBy adultery with Aegisthus
sacrifice of Iphigenia by Agamemnon
mythologicalCycle Atreid saga
notableFor murder of Agamemnon
linked to: Orestes
relatedConcept blood feud
justice and revenge in Greek tragedy
matricide
residence Mycenae
linked to: Mycenae and Tiryns
sibling Castor
Helen of Troy
Phoebe
Pollux
Timandra
spouse Agamemnon
symbol axe
net
title Queen of Mycenae
linked to: Queen of Ithaca

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Referenced by (40)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Leda motherOf Clytemnestra
Leda gaveBirthTo Clytemnestra
Leda childrenWithZeus Clytemnestra
Leda childrenWithTyndareus Clytemnestra
Helen of Troy sibling Clytemnestra
Cassandra killedBy Clytemnestra
Iphigenia in Aulis featuresCharacter Clytemnestra
subject linked to: Iphigenia in Aulis (Euripides)
Agamemnon spouse Clytemnestra
Agamemnon killedBy Clytemnestra
Tyndareus fatherOf Clytemnestra
Castor halfSister Clytemnestra
Pollux halfSibling Clytemnestra
Philonoë sibling Clytemnestra
Helen sibling Clytemnestra
Martha Graham notableWork Clytemnestra
Pleistrus maternalAunt Clytemnestra
Pleistrus notableRelative Clytemnestra
Thestius notableDescendant Clytemnestra
Hermione relative Clytemnestra
Nicostratus relative Clytemnestra
Nicostratus uncleOrAunt Clytemnestra
Timandra sibling Clytemnestra
Timandra notableRelative Clytemnestra
Chrysothemis mother Clytemnestra
Pylades relative Clytemnestra
Aegisthus partner Clytemnestra
Aegisthus loverOf Clytemnestra
Aegisthus coRulesWith Clytemnestra
Oresteia mainCharacter Clytemnestra
Oresteia hasCharacterRelationship Clytemnestra is wife of Agamemnon
linked to: Clytemnestra
Orestes mother Clytemnestra
Orestes killed Clytemnestra
Electra (Sophocles) mainCharacter Clytemnestra
Iphigenia parent Clytemnestra
Owen Meredith notableWork Clytemnestra
The Flies featuresCharacter Clytemnestra