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Ag·a·mem·non

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–noun

1.	Classical Mythology. a king of Mycenae, a son of Atreus and brother of Menelaus. He led the Greeks in the Trojan War and was murdered by Clytemnestra, his wife, upon his return from Troy.

2.	(italics) a tragedy (458 b.c.) by Aeschylus.

Compare Oresteia.

[Origin: < Gk Agamémnon- (s. of Agamémnōn), < *Agaménmon-, equiv. to aga- great + men- (truncation of Menelaus, meaning king) + -mon- suffix used in shortened names

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n. Greek Mythology
The king of Mycenae and leader of the Greeks in the Trojan War, who was the son of Atreus and the father of Orestes, Electra, and Iphigenia. He was killed by his wife Clytemnestra upon his return from Troy.

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Agamemnon

king of Mycenae, leader of the Greeks in the Trojan War, his name perhaps represents Gk. Aga-medmon, lit. "ruling mightily," from agan "very much" + medon "ruler."

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agamemnon
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(Greek mythology) the king who lead the Greeks against Troy in the Trojan War

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Agamemnon [(ag-uh-mem-non)]

In classical mythology, the king who led the Greeks against Troy in the Trojan War. To obtain favorable winds for the Greek fleet sailing to Troy, Agamemnon sacrificed his daughter Iphigenia to the goddess Artemis and so came under a curse. After he returned home victorious, he was murdered by his wife, Clytemnestra, and her lover, Aegisthus.

[Chapter:] Mythology and Folklore

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