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clytemnestra

Cly·tem·nes·tra
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Transcription

    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [klahy-tuh m-nes-truh]
    • /ˌklaɪ təmˈnɛs trə/
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [klahy-tuh m-nes-truh]
    • /ˌklaɪ təmˈnɛs trə/

Definitions of clytemnestra word

  • noun clytemnestra the wife of Agamemnon, whom she killed on his return from the Trojan War 3
  • noun clytemnestra the wife of Agamemnon: with the aid of her lover Aegisthus she murders her husband and is in turn killed by their son Orestes 3
  • noun clytemnestra the daughter of Tyndareus and Leda, the wife of Agamemnon, and the mother of Orestes, Electra, and Iphigenia. She killed Agamemnon and was herself killed, along with her lover, Aegisthus, by Orestes. 1
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A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 85% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
According to our data about 50% of words is more used. This is a rare but used term. It occurs in the pages of specialized literature and in the speech of educated people.

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  • electra

    the daughter of Agamemnon and Clytemnestra. She persuaded her brother Orestes to avenge their father by killing his murderess Clytemnestra and her lover Aegisthus

  • aegisthus

    a cousin to and the murderer of Agamemnon, whose wife Clytemnestra he had seduced. He usurped the kingship of Mycenae until Orestes, Agamemnon's son, returned home and killed him

  • agamemnon

    a king of Mycenae who led the Greeks at the siege of Troy. On his return home he was murdered by his wife Clytemnestra and her lover Aegisthus

  • aletes

    a son of Clytemnestra and her lover Aegisthus. He became ruler of Mycenae after the death of his parents.

  • iphigenia

    Classical Mythology. the daughter of Agamemnon and Clytemnestra and sister of Orestes and Electra: when she was about to be sacrificed to ensure a wind to take the Greek ships to Troy, she was saved by Artemis, whose priestess she became.
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