Ae·gis·thus ( -js th s)n. Greek Mythology The son of Thyestes and lover of Clytemnestra. He helped Clytemnestra kill her husband Agamemnon upon Agamemnon's return from the Trojan War. |
Aegisthus [iːˈdʒɪsθəs]
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(Myth & Legend / Classical Myth & Legend) Greek myth a cousin to and the murderer of Agamemnon, whose wife Clytemnestra he had seduced. He usurped the kingship of Mycenae until Orestes, Agamemnon's son, returned home and killed him
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| Noun | 1. | Aegisthus - (Greek mythology) the seducer of Clytemnestra and murderer of Agamemnon who usurped the throne of Mycenae until Agamemnon's son Orestes returned home and killed him Greek mythology - the mythology of the ancient Greeks |
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