In Greek mythology, Agamemnon (very resolute)/ (ancient Greek: Ἀγαμέμνων) is a hero, the son of King Atreus of Mycenae and Queen Aerope, the brother of Menelaus and the husband of Clytemnestra; different mythological versions make him the king either of Mycenae or of Argos. Greek mythology is the body of stories belonging to the ancient Greeks concerning their gods and Heroes the nature of the world and the origins and significance Greek (el ελληνική γλώσσα or simply el ελληνικά — "Hellenic" is an Indo-European language, spoken today by 15-22 million people mainly Greek mythology is the body of stories belonging to the ancient Greeks concerning their gods and Heroes the nature of the world and the origins and significance In Greek mythology, King Atreus ( Greek: Ατρεύς Atreús) (fearless of Mycenae was the son of Pelops and Hippodamia "Lion Gate" redirects here For other uses see Lions' Gate (disambiguation. Aërope ( Ancient Greek:) was in Greek mythology, a daughter of Catreus, king of Crete, and granddaughter of Minos. In Greek mythology, Menelaus ( Ancient Greek:) was a king of Ancient Sparta, the husband of Helen, and a central figure in the Clytemnestra (or Clytaemnestra (Eng /klaɪtəm'nɛstɹə/ Greek: Klytaimnéstra, "famed for her suitors" was the wife of Agamemnon, king "Lion Gate" redirects here For other uses see Lions' Gate (disambiguation. Argos ( Greek: Ἄργος, Árgos ˈaɾɣos is a city in Greece in the Peloponnese near Nafplio, which was its historic harbor When Helen, the wife of Menelaus, was abducted by Paris of Troy, Agamemnon was the commander of the Achaeans in the ensuing Trojan War. This article is about the mythological figure Helen of Troy For other uses see Helen (disambiguation and Helen of Troy (disambiguation. See List of King Priam's children Paris ( Greek:; also known as Alexander or Alexandros, c Troy ( Greek: grc Τροία Troia, also, Ilion; Latin: Trōia, Īlium, Hittite: Wilusa or In Greek mythology, the Trojan War was waged against the city of Troy by the Achaeans after Paris of Troy stole Helen from her Upon his return home, he was murdered by his wife Clytemnestra.
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Historical Agamemnon
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Early life
Atreus was murdered by Aegisthus, who took possession of the throne of Mycenae and ruled jointly with his own father Thyestes. In Greek mythology, Aegisthus ( Ancient Greek:, " goat strength " &mdash also transliterated as Aegisthos In Greek mythology, Thyestes (Θυέστης was the son of Pelops, King of Olympia, and Hippodamia and father of Pelopia and During this period Agamemnon and his brother, Menelaus, took refuge with Tyndareus, king of Sparta. In Greek mythology, Menelaus ( Ancient Greek:) was a king of Ancient Sparta, the husband of Helen, and a central figure in the In Greek mythology, Tyndareus Τυνδαρεύς (or Tyndareos Τυνδάρεως) was a Spartan king son of Oebalus The city of Sparta ( Doric Σπάρτα Attic Σπάρτη There they respectively married Tyndareus's daughters Clytemnestra and Helen. Clytemnestra (or Clytaemnestra (Eng /klaɪtəm'nɛstɹə/ Greek: Klytaimnéstra, "famed for her suitors" was the wife of Agamemnon, king This article is about the mythological figure Helen of Troy For other uses see Helen (disambiguation and Helen of Troy (disambiguation. Agamemnon and Clytemnestra had four children: one son, Orestes, and three daughters, Iphigenia, Electra and Chrysothemis. Menelaus succeeded Tyndareus in Sparta, while Agamemnon, with his brother's assistance, drove out Aegisthus and Thyestes to recover his father's kingdom. He extended his dominion by conquest and became the most powerful prince in Greece.
Agamemnon's family history, dating back to legendary king Pelops, had been marred by pederastic rape, murder, incest, and treachery. In Greek mythology, Pelops ( Greek Πέλοψ, from pelios: dark and ops: face eye king of Pisa in the Peloponnesus was venerated Pederasty or paederasty refers to an erotic relationship sexually expressed or not between an adolescent boy and an adult male outside his immediate family Rape, also referred to as Sexual assault, is an Assault by a person involving Sexual intercourse with or Sexual penetration of another person Murder is the unlawful killing of another human person with Malice aforethought, as defined in Common Law countries Incest refers to any sexual activity between closely related persons (often within the immediate family that is illegal or socially Taboo. Betrayal, a form of Deception or dismissal of prior presumptions is the breaking or violation of a presumptive Social contract ( trust, or Confidence The Greeks believed this violent past brought misfortune upon the entire House of Atreus. In Greek mythology, King Atreus ( Greek: Ατρεύς Atreús) (fearless of Mycenae was the son of Pelops and Hippodamia
The Trojan War
Agamemnon gathered the reluctant Greek forces to sail for Troy. In Greek mythology, the Trojan War was waged against the city of Troy by the Achaeans after Paris of Troy stole Helen from her Preparing to depart from Aulis, which was a port in Boeotia, Agamemnon's army incurred the wrath of the goddess Artemis. Boeotia, Beotia, or Bœotia ( Greek: Βοιωτία - English biːˈoʊʃiə formerly Cadmeis was a region of Ancient Greece, north of the In Greek mythology, Artemis language|Greek] ( Nominative), ( Genitive))] was the daughter of Zeus and Leto, and the twin sister There are several reasons throughout myth for such wrath: in Aeschylus' play Agamemnon, Artemis is angry for the young men who will die at Troy, whereas in Sophocles' Electra, Agamemnon has slain an animal sacred to Artemis, and subsequently boasted that he was Artemis's equal in hunting. Aeschylus (ˈɛskɨləs or /ˈiːskɨləs/ Greek: Ασχύλος, Aischylos, 525 BC/524 BC 456 BC/455 BC was an ancient Greek Playwright Sophocles (ˈsɒfəkliːz Ancient Greek, sopʰoklɛ̂ːs circa Electra or Elektra (Ηλέκτρα / Ēlektra) is a Greek tragic play by Sophocles. Misfortunes, including a plague and a lack of wind, prevented the army from sailing. Finally, the prophet Calchas announced that the wrath of the goddess could only be propitiated by the sacrifice of Agamemnon's daughter Iphigeneia. In Greek mythology, Calchas ("bronze-man" son of Thestor was a Argive Seer, with a gift for interpreting the flight of birds that he received 112 Iphigenia is an Asteroid. Iphigeneia (Eng /ɪfədʒə'naɪə/, also Iphigenia Classical dramatizations differ on how willing either father or daughter were to this fate, some include such trickery as claiming she was to be married to Achilles, but Agamemnon did eventually sacrifice Iphigeneia. "Achilleus" redirects here For the emperor with this name see Achilleus (emperor. Her death appeased Artemis, and the Greek army set out for Troy. Several alternatives to the human sacrifice have been presented in Greek mythology. Other sources claim that Agamemnon was prepared to kill his daughter, but that Artemis accepted a deer in her place, and whisked her to Taurus in Crimea. Crimea (kraɪˈmiːə or the Autonomous Republic of Crimea (Крим Автономна Республіка Крим Avtonomna Respublika Krym; Крым Hesiod said she became the goddess Hecate. Hesiod ( Greek: Hesiodos) was an early Greek Poet and Rhapsode, who presumably lived around 700 BCE Hecate ( Greek: Ἑκάτη, "far-shooting") Hekate ( Hekátê
Agamemnon was the commander-in-chief of the Greeks during the Trojan War. During the fighting, Agamemnon killed Antiphus. In Greek mythology, Antiphus may refer to In the Iliad, Antiphus, or Ántiphos, a Trojan ally the son of Talaemenes Agamemnon's teamster, Halaesus, later fought with Aeneas in Italy. In Greek mythology, Halaesus was Agamemnon 's teamster during the Trojan War. This article is about the Roman hero For other uses see Aeneas (disambiguation. Italy (Italia officially the Italian Republic, (Repubblica Italiana is located on the Italian Peninsula in Southern Europe, and on the two largest The Iliad tells the story of the quarrel between Agamemnon and Achilles in the final year of the war. The Iliad ( Greek: Ἰλιάς (Ancient Ιλιάδα (Modern is together with the Odyssey, one of two ancient Agamemnon took an attractive slave and spoil of war Briseis from Achilles. In Greek mythology, Brisēís ( Greek Βρισηίς was a Trojan widow (from Lyrnessus) Achilles, the greatest warrior of the age, withdrew from battle in revenge and nearly cost the Greek armies the war.
Although not the equal of Achilles in bravery, Agamemnon was a dignified representative of kingly authority. As commander-in-chief, he summoned the princes to the council and led the army in battle. He took the field himself, and performed many heroic deeds until he was wounded and forced to withdraw to his tent. His chief fault was his overwhelming haughtiness. An over-exalted opinion of his position led him to insult Chryses and Achilles, thereby bringing great disaster upon the Greeks. In Greek mythology, Chryses ( English: /'krai siz/ Greek: Χρύσης Khrýsēs) was a priest of Apollo at Chryse near the
After the capture of Troy, Cassandra, doomed prophetess and daughter of Priam, fell to Agamemnon's lot in the distribution of the prizes of war. In Greek mythology, Cassandra ( Greek: Κασσάνδρα "she who entangles men" (also known as Alexandra) was the daughter of King In Greek mythology, Priam ( Greek Πρίαμος Priamos) was the king of Troy during the Trojan War and youngest son
Return to Greece
After a stormy voyage, Agamemnon and Cassandra landed in Argolis or were blown off course and landed in Aegisthus' country. In Greek mythology, Aegisthus ( Ancient Greek:, " goat strength " &mdash also transliterated as Aegisthos Argolis (Αργολίδα Argolída, aɾɣo̞ˈliða Argolís in Ancient Greek and Katharevousa) is one of the fifty-one Prefectures of Clytemnestra, Agamemnon's wife, had taken a lover, Aegisthus, and they invited Agamemnon to a banquet at which he was treacherously slain. Clytemnestra (or Clytaemnestra (Eng /klaɪtəm'nɛstɹə/ Greek: Klytaimnéstra, "famed for her suitors" was the wife of Agamemnon, king In Greek mythology, Aegisthus ( Ancient Greek:, " goat strength " &mdash also transliterated as Aegisthos According to the account given by Pindar and the tragedians, Agamemnon was slain by his wife alone in a bath, a blanket of cloth or a net having first been thrown over him to prevent resistance. Pindar (ˈpɪndɚ (or Pindarus, Greek:) (probably born 522 BC in Cynoscephalae a village in Boeotia; died 443 BC in Argos) was an Ancient Clytemnestra also killed Cassandra. Her wrath at the sacrifice of Iphigenia, her jealousy of Cassandra, and the possibility of going to war for Helen's affection are said to have been the motives for her crime. Aegisthus and Clytemnestra then ruled Agamemnon's kingdom for a time, but the murder of Agamemnon was eventually avenged by his son Orestes with the help of his daughter Electra. In Greek mythology, Orestes (in English /ɔ'ɹɛstiːz/ and in Greek,) was the son of Clytemnestra and Agamemnon In Greek mythology, Electra ( Greek:Ηλέκτρα was an Argosian princess and daughter of King Agamemnon and Queen Clytemnestra
Other stories
Athenaeus tells a story of Argynnus, an eromenos of Agamemnon: "Agamemnon loved Argynnus, so the story goes, having seen him swimming in the Cephisus river; in which, in fact, he lost his life (for he constantly bathed in this river). Athenaeus ( Ancient Greek - Athếnaios Naukratios Latin Athenaeus Naucratita of Naucratis in Egypt Greek rhetorician and grammarian flourished In the pederastic tradition of Classical Athens, the eromenos ( Greek ἐρώμενος pl Agamemnon was struck with great grief. He buried him, honored him with a tomb and a shrine, and founded there a temple of Aphrodite Argynnis. " (The Deipnosophists of Athenaeus of Naucratis, Book XIII Concerning Women, p. 3) This episode is also found in Clement of Alexandria (Protrepticus II. Saint Clement of Alexandria (born Titus Flavius Clemens) (c150 - 211/216 was the first notable member of the Church of Alexandria, and one of its most 38. 2), in Stephen of Byzantium (Kopai and Argunnos), and in Propertius, III with minor variations. Stephanus of Byzantium, also known as Stephanus Byzantinus ( Greek:; fl Sextus Aurelius Propertius was a Latin elegiac poet born around 50-45 BCE in Mevania (although other cities in the region of Umbria claim
The fortunes of Agamemnon have formed the subject of numerous tragedies, ancient and modern, the most famous being the Oresteia of Aeschylus. Aeschylus (ˈɛskɨləs or /ˈiːskɨləs/ Greek: Ασχύλος, Aischylos, 525 BC/524 BC 456 BC/455 BC was an ancient Greek Playwright In the legends of the Peloponnesus, Agamemnon was regarded as the highest type of a powerful monarch, and in Sparta he was worshipped under the title of Zeus Agamemnon. The Peloponnese or Peloponnesus ( Greek: Πελοπόννησος Pelopónnisos; see also List of Greek place names) is a large Peninsula The city of Sparta ( Doric Σπάρτα Attic Σπάρτη Agamemnon or Zeus Agamemnon ( Gr) was a cultic epithet of the Greek god Zeus, under which he was worshiped at Sparta. His tomb was pointed out among the ruins of Mycenae and at Amyclae. "Lion Gate" redirects here For other uses see Lions' Gate (disambiguation. Ancient Amyklai In the second century AD the traveller Pausanias was informed that the archaic site of Amyklai had its ancient origin as an Achaian stronghold
Another account makes him the son of Pleisthenes (the son or father of Atreus), who is said to have been Aerope's first husband. In Greek mythology, Pleisthenes was either the son of Pelops, or Pelops' son Atreus (in which case he rather than Atreus was thought of the father of In Greek mythology, King Atreus ( Greek: Ατρεύς Atreús) (fearless of Mycenae was the son of Pelops and Hippodamia
In works of art there is considerable resemblance between the representations of Zeus, king of the gods, and Agamemnon, king of men. Zeus (zjuːs in Greek: nominative: Zeús /zdeús/ genitive: Diós; Modern Greek /'zefs/ in Greek mythology He is generally characterized by the sceptre and diadem, the usual attributes of kings. A sceptre or scepter is a symbolic ornamental staff held by a ruling Monarch, a prominent item of royal Regalia.
Agamemnon in fiction
Writers of time travel and historical novels often attempt to show the Trojan War "as it really happened", based on the archaeological evidence of Mycenaean civilization. Mycenaean Greece is a cultural period of ancient Greece taking its name from the archaeological site of Mycenae in northeastern Argolis, in the Peloponnese Such authors frequently use Agamemnon as the archetypical Mycenaean king, bringing life to old artifacts by dressing a familiar face in them.
Of particular interest is S. M. Stirling's time-travel trilogy Island in the Sea of Time, Against the Tide of Years and On the Oceans of Eternity, where the fate that befalls the House of Atreus is every bit as horrific as that traditionally portrayed. Stephen Michael Stirling is a French -born Canadian - American Science fiction and Fantasy author Island in the Sea of Time is the first out of the three novels of the Nantucket series by S The horror is arranged by a time-travelling villain who is very well aware of traditional accounts.
The noble Atreides family of the science fiction series Dune by Frank Herbert trace their lineage back to Agamemnon (note that the surname, Atreides, is derived from Agamemnon's father's name, Atreus). Nobility is a government-privileged title which may be either hereditary (see Hereditary titles) or for a lifetime House Atreides is a fictional noble family from the ''Dune'' universe created by Frank Herbert. Dune is a Science fiction novel written by Frank Herbert and published in 1965. Franklin Patrick Herbert Jr ( October 8 1920 &ndash February 11 1986) was a critically acclaimed and commercially successful American In Greek mythology, King Atreus ( Greek: Ατρεύς Atreús) (fearless of Mycenae was the son of Pelops and Hippodamia An important Atreides ancestor also adopts the name Agamemnon in the series' back-story. The Titans are a group of fictional characters in the Legends of Dune series of novels written by Brian Herbert and Kevin J In Narratology, a back-story (also back story or backstory) is the history behind the situation extant at the start of the main story Agamemnon is said to be the leader of the twenty Titans, cyborg beings that cause the mechanical age and eventually leads to the machine take over of the human race pre-butlerian Jihad. Agamemnon is the father of Vorian Atreides, who eventually joins the League of Nobles (the human rebel force against the machines) and settles his blood line on Caladan.
Agamemnon is also mentioned in William Butler Yeats poem "Leda and the Swan". Leda and the Swan is a motif from Greek mythology, in which Zeus came to Leda in the form of a Swan.
Agamemnon makes an appearance in the film Time Bandits, played by Sean Connery, although his depiction in the film seems more reminiscent of Odysseus. Time Bandits is a 1981 Fantasy film, produced and directed by Terry Gilliam. Sir Thomas Sean Connery (born August 25 1930) is an Academy Award - Golden Globe - and BAFTA Award -winning Scottish grc-Latn Odysseus or la Ulysses ( Greek grc-Latn Odysseus; Latin: la Ulixes or more commonly Ulysses) oʊˈdɪsiəs Masks very similar to the famous Mask of Agamemnon are also used in the film. The Mask of Agamemnon is an artifact discovered at Mycenae in 1876 by Heinrich Schliemann.
He also appeared in the 2004 film Troy, played by Scottish actor Brian Cox. Troy is an epic movie released on May 14, 2004 concerning the Trojan War. Scotland ( Gaelic: Alba) is a Country in northwest Europethat occupies the northern third of the island of Great Britain. Brian Denis Cox, CBE (born June 1, 1946) is a BAFTA - and Emmy Award -winning Golden Globe -nominated British Troy departs from the traditional accounts in numerous places; in the case of Agamemnon, he is portrayed as extremely ambitious, cruel and ruthless; he's killed during the fall of Troy.
The phrase "Thus falls of the house of Agamemnon" was used in a delirious stupor by Steve Rhodes during an episode of Married with Children.
Agamemnon also appears in the Shakespearean play Troilus and Cressida. William Shakespeare ( baptised Troilus and Cressida is a tragedy by William Shakespeare, believed to have been written in 1602
Agamemnon appears in Microsoft Game Studios' Age of Mythology. Age of Mythology (commonly abbreviated as AoM) is a Mythology -based Real-time strategy computer game developed by His role in the game broadly reflects his role in the Trojan War.
Agamemnon appears as a character in the novels Ilium and Olympos by Dan Simmons, in the future replaying of the Trojan War. Olympos sequel on for example the true nature of Setebos the voynix or Odysseus' changing Olympos, Dan Simmons ' novel published in 2005 is the sequel to Ilium and final part of Ilium/Olympus duology Dan Simmons (born April 4, 1948 in Peoria, Illinois) is an American Author most widely known for his Hugo Award
In his book Where Troy Once Stood, Dutch-born writer Iman Wilkens links Argos and Agamemnon with the Biblical Gog and Magog. Where Troy Once Stood is a book by Iman Wilkens that argues that the city of Troy was located in England and that the Trojan War was fought between groups The Netherlands ( Dutch:, ˈnedərlɑnt is the European part of the Kingdom of the Netherlands, which consists of the Netherlands the Netherlands Etymology According to the Online Etymology Dictionary, the word bible is from Latin biblia, traced from the same word through Medieval Latin and Late Latin The tradition of Gog and Magog ( Hebrew גוג ומגוג Arabic يأجوج و مأجوج begins in the Hebrew Bible with the reference to
The folk band The Mountain Goats has a song titled "Against Agamemnon", although direct textual references to Agamemnon himself are rather vague. The Mountain Goats is a band led by American Singer-songwriter John Darnielle.
Agamemnon was used as the name of the Earth Alliance Omega class destroyer, first captained by John Sheridan in Babylon 5, by J M Straczynski. The Earth Alliance is the name of a Fictional alliance of the nations of Earth in the Television series Babylon 5. Babylon 5 is an American science fiction television series created produced and largely written by J Joseph Michael Straczynski (born July 17, 1954) known professionally as J
The name Agamemnon was also used to denote a class of space battleship used in the anime Gundam Seed and its sequel Gundam Seed Destiny
In Christine Brooke-Rose's novel Amalgamemnon, she uses the world of Greek mythology to demonstrate a character oppressed by a male dominated society. shortened to Gundam SEED, is an Anime television series and a Manga series by Sunrise. is the second Anime television series set in the Cosmic Era universe of Gundam by Sunrise. Christine Frances Evelyn Brooke-Rose (born 16 January 1923 is a British writer and Literary critic, known principally for her later Experimental novels She was As she feels confined by many male conventions, the term "amalga" is added to the name, in order to signify an amalgamation of oppression.
David Gemmell in his recent Troy trilogy (see Troy series: Characters) takes the legends and myths of Troy portraying them in a realistic manner, allowing for the reader to see a golden grain of truth within the legend. David Andrew Gemmell ( August 1, 1948 &ndash July 28, 2006) was a bestselling British author of Heroic fantasy. Troy ( Greek: grc Τροία Troia, also, Ilion; Latin: Trōia, Īlium, Hittite: Wilusa or The Troy trilogy by David Gemmell is a fantasy series based on the Trojan War. Agamemnon in which is a devious character, hell bent on creating an empire of his own in the face of the Hittite and Egypto power. Using any excuse he can he rallies the Greeks in order to win back the character of Helen due to her elopement with Paris and ignorance of his command. By sacking the city of Troy he also takes the glory of Priam, the king of the greatest 'Golden City' on The Green.
Agamemnon is portrayed as a returning Civil War hero in Mourning Becomes Electra by Eugene O'Neill. Mourning Becomes Electra is the title for a trilogy of plays by Eugene O'Neill, first performed in 1931 Eugene Gladstone O'Neill (October 16 1888–November 27 1953 was a Nobel -prize winning American playwright
Agamemnon is the name of Vancouver Island playwright David Elendune's 2008 stage play. In in it he theorises that the Trojan Wars are a result of Clytemnestra's need to revenge herself on Agamemnon for the killing of her first husband and son.
Agamemnon appears in Marion Zimmer Bradley's 1982 book The Firebrand, a retelling of the Trojan War from a female perspective. Marion Eleanor Zimmer Bradley ( June 3, 1930 – September 25, 1999) was an American author of Fantasy novels such Year 1982 ( MCMLXXXII) was a Common year starting on Friday (link displays the 1982 Gregorian calendar) The Firebrand by Marion Zimmer Bradley (1986 Kassandra the tortured prophetess daughter of Priam receives little page-time in Homer’s Iliad but in The Firebrand In Greek mythology, the Trojan War was waged against the city of Troy by the Achaeans after Paris of Troy stole Helen from her
Genealogy
See also
The title of Terence Rattigan's Play "TheVersion" (1948) was a reference to Robert's translation of the Greek tragedy, Agamemnon. The National Archaeological Museum of Athens (Εθνικό Αρχαιολογικό Μουσείο in Athens houses some of the most important artifacts from a variety "Lion Gate" redirects here For other uses see Lions' Gate (disambiguation. Troy ( Greek: grc Τροία Troia, also, Ilion; Latin: Trōia, Īlium, Hittite: Wilusa or Homer ( Ancient Greek:, Homēros) is a legendary ancient Greek epic Poet, traditionally said to be the author of the epic poems the The Play was made into a Film for Television in 1951. It starred Michael Redgrave as the unhappy schoolmaster, Andrew Crocker-Harris. In his youth Crocker-Harris himself had started a rather free translation of the great work, in rhyming sonnets. His accidental discovery of the unfinished text, at a difficult time in his life many years later, forms the entire plot for this most poignant of stories. was a master of the sea.
References
- ^ Gerd Steiner. The Case of Wiluša and Ahhiyawa. Bibliotheca Orientalis LXIV No. 5-6, september-december 2007
Primary sources
- Homer, Iliad;
- Euripides, Electra;
- Sophocles, Electra;
- Seneca, Agamemnon
- Aeschylus, The Libation Bearers;
- Homer, Odyssey I, 28-31; XI, 385-464;
- Aeschylus, Agamemnon (play) online;
- Apollodorus, Epitome, II, 15-III, 22; VI, 23. Homer ( Ancient Greek:, Homēros) is a legendary ancient Greek epic Poet, traditionally said to be the author of the epic poems the The Iliad ( Greek: Ἰλιάς (Ancient Ιλιάδα (Modern is together with the Odyssey, one of two ancient Euripides ( Ancient Greek:) (ca 480 BC–406 BC was the last of the three great tragedians of classical Athens (the other two being Aeschylus In Greek mythology, Electra ( Greek:Ηλέκτρα was an Argosian princess and daughter of King Agamemnon and Queen Clytemnestra Sophocles (ˈsɒfəkliːz Ancient Greek, sopʰoklɛ̂ːs circa In Greek mythology, Electra ( Greek:Ηλέκτρα was an Argosian princess and daughter of King Agamemnon and Queen Clytemnestra Lucius or Marcus Annaeus Seneca, known as Seneca the Elder and Seneca the Rhetorician (ca Aeschylus (ˈɛskɨləs or /ˈiːskɨləs/ Greek: Ασχύλος, Aischylos, 525 BC/524 BC 456 BC/455 BC was an ancient Greek Playwright Homer ( Ancient Greek:, Homēros) is a legendary ancient Greek epic Poet, traditionally said to be the author of the epic poems the The Odyssey ( Greek: Ὀδύσσεια or Odússeia) is one of two major ancient Greek epic poems attributed to Homer. Aeschylus (ˈɛskɨləs or /ˈiːskɨləs/ Greek: Ασχύλος, Aischylos, 525 BC/524 BC 456 BC/455 BC was an ancient Greek Playwright An epitome ( Greek epitemnein —to cut short is a summary or miniature form also used as a Synonym for embodiment
Secondary sources
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