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Electra

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E·lec·tra

[i-lek-truh] Pronunciation Key

–noun

1.	Also, Elektra. Classical Mythology. the daughter of Agamemnon and Clytemnestra who incited her brother Orestes to kill Clytemnestra and her lover Aegisthus.

2.	Astronomy. one of the six visible stars in the Pleiades.

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E·lec·tra (ĭ-lěk'trə) Pronunciation Key
n. Greek Mythology
A daughter of Clytemnestra and Agamemnon who with her brother Orestes avenged the murder of Agamemnon by killing their mother and her lover, Aegisthus.

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Electra

daughter of Agamemnon and Clytemnestra, responsible for the murder of her mother, from Gk., lit. "shining, bright." Esp. in psychological Electra complex (1913) in reference to a daughter who feels attraction toward her father and hostility to her mother.

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electra
noun
(Greek mythology) the daughter of Agamemnon and Clytemnestra; persuaded her brother (Orestes) to avenge Agamemnon's death by helping her to kill Clytemnestra and her lover (Aegisthus)

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Electra

In classical mythology, a daughter of Agamemnon. To avenge his death, she helped her brother, Orestes, kill their mother and her lover.

Note: The “Electra complex” in psychology involves a girl's or woman's unconscious sexual feelings for her father.

[Chapter:] Mythology and Folklore

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Electra, TX (city, FIPS 22984) Location: 34.03028 N, 98.91847 W
Population (1990): 3113 (1689 housing units)
Area: 6.1 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water)
Zip code(s): 76360

U.S. Gazetteer, U.S. Census Bureau

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