Ag·a·mem·non ( g  -m m n n, -nn)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. |
Agamemnon [ˌægəˈmɛmnɒn]
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(Myth & Legend / Classical Myth & Legend) Greek myth 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 See also Menelaus
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| Noun | 1. | Agamemnon - (Greek mythology) the king who lead the Greeks against Troy in the Trojan War Greek mythology - the mythology of the ancient Greeks |
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