Agamemnon
[ ag-uh-mem-non, -nuh n ]
/ ˌæg əˈmɛm nɒn, -nən /
noun
Classical Mythology.
a king of Mycenae, a son of Atreus and brother of Menelaus. He led the Greeks in the Trojan War and was murdered by Clytemnestra, his wife, upon his return from Troy.
(italics)
a tragedy (458 b.c.) by Aeschylus.
Compare
Oresteia.
Origin of Agamemnon
< Greek
Agamémnon- (stem of
Agamémnōn), <
*Agaménmon-, equivalent to
aga- great +
men- (truncation of
Menelaus, meaning king) +
-mon- suffix used in shortened names
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British Dictionary definitions for agamemnon
Agamemnon
/ (ˌæɡəˈmɛmnɒn) /
noun
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
Cultural definitions for agamemnon
Agamemnon
[ (ag-uh-mem-non) ]
In classical mythology, the king who led the Greeks against Troy in the Trojan War (see also Trojan War). To obtain favorable winds for the Greek fleet sailing to Troy, Agamemnon sacrificed his daughter Iphigenia to the goddess Artemis and so came under a curse. After he returned home victorious, he was murdered by his wife, Clytemnestra, and her lover, Aegisthus.