Agamemnon – Mythopedia Agamemnon, king of Mycenae, was a general and hero who led the Greek army to victory in the Trojan War He was later murdered by his wife Clytemnestra
Agamemnon (Play) – Mythopedia The Agamemnon is a tragedy composed by Aeschylus around 458 BCE In the play, the Greek warrior Agamemnon returns home after conquering Troy, only to be murdered by his treacherous wife Clytemnestra
Iphigenia – Mythopedia Iphigenia, daughter of Agamemnon and Clytemnestra, was a princess of Mycenae During the Trojan War, Artemis demanded Iphigenia as a sacrifice in exchange for a wind to blow the Greek ships to Troy
Iphigenia in Aulis – Mythopedia The Iphigenia in Aulis is one of Euripides’ final plays, first performed after the playwright’s death in 406 BCE The tragedy is a retelling of the myth of Iphigenia, who was sacrificed by her father Agamemnon in exchange for a wind to carry the Greek fleet to Troy
Clytemnestra – Mythopedia Clytemnestra, daughter of Tyndareus and Leda, was the wife of Agamemnon, the king of Mycenae She and her lover Aegisthus murdered Agamemnon when he returned home from the Trojan War, but were later killed in turn by Orestes, Agamemnon and Clytemnestra’s son
Eumenides – Mythopedia The Eumenides is a tragedy composed by Aeschylus around 458 BCE It is the final entry in the tragic trilogy known as the Oresteia The play depicts Orestes’ trial and eventual acquittal for the murder of his mother Clytemnestra
Aegisthus – Mythopedia Aegisthus was the son of Thyestes, who had long quarreled viciously with his brother Atreus Aegisthus eventually killed his uncle Atreus, as well as Atreus’ son Agamemnon, thus usurping the throne of Mycenae He also took Agamemnon’s wife Clytemnestra as his lover before being killed by Agamemnon’s son Orestes
Menelaus – Mythopedia Menelaus, son of Atreus, was a hero and king of Sparta When his wife Helen ran off with the Trojan prince Paris, Menelaus started the Trojan War to retrieve her
Calchas – Mythopedia Calchas, son of Thestor, was a seer for the Greeks during the Trojan War His advice and prophecies swayed the course of the war, though they sometimes brought him into conflict with important figures such as Agamemnon
Iliad: Book 9 (Full Text) - Mythopedia Argument The Embassy to Achilles Agamemnon, after the last day’s defeat, proposes to the Greeks to quit the siege, and return to their country Diomed opposes this, and Nestor seconds him, praising his wisdom and resolution He orders the guard to be strengthened, and a council summoned to deliberate what measures are to be followed in this emergency Agamemnon pursues this advice, and