English Explanatory Dictionary

Clytemnestra

English dictionary entry

Meanings

name
  1. wife of Agamemnon, whom she killed after the Trojan War, whereupon was killed herself by their son Orestes

Pronunciation

/ˌklaɪtɪmˈnɛstɹə/ /ˌklaɪtəmˈnɛstɹə/ LL-Q1860 (eng)-Sumxr-Clytemnestra.wav

Word forms

Clytemnestra Clytaemnestra

Etymology

From Latin Clytaemnēstra, Ancient Greek Κλυταιμνήστρα (Klutaimnḗstra).

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