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Clytemnestra
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Cly·tem·nes·tra also Cly·taem·nes·tra  (kltm-nstr)
n. Greek Mythology
The wife of Agamemnon who, with the assistance of her lover Aegisthus, murdered him on his return from the Trojan War and was later murdered by her son Orestes.

Clytemnestra, Clytaemnestra [ˌklaɪtɪmˈnɛstrə]
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(Myth & Legend / Classical Myth & Legend) Greek myth the wife of Agamemnon, whom she killed on his return from the Trojan War
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Noun1.Clytemnestra - (Greek mythology) wife of Agamemnon who had him murdered when he returned from the Trojan WarClytemnestra - (Greek mythology) wife of Agamemnon who had him murdered when he returned from the Trojan War
Greek mythology - the mythology of the ancient Greeks


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She's the girl who vows to avenge the death of her father, Agamemnon, at the hands of his wife, Queen Klytemnestra, and her lover Aegisthus.
Cheshire-born soprano Susan Bullock stars in the title role as the deranged princess intent on revenge for the murder of her father King Agamemnon by her mother Klytemnestra and her lover Aegisthus.
With consummate vocal and thespian virtuosity, Rosalind Plowright tottered her cane-assisted way on stage as a physically frail Klytemnestra, using her campy attire and vocal histrionics to convey chilling menace and pitiable vulnerability.
 
 
 
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