Electra
[ ih-lek-truh ]
/ ɪˈlɛk trə /
noun
Also Elektra. Classical Mythology.
the daughter of Agamemnon and Clytemnestra who incited her brother Orestes to kill Clytemnestra and her lover Aegisthus.
Astronomy.
one of the six visible stars in the Pleiades.
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British Dictionary definitions for electra
Electra
/ (ɪˈlɛktrə) /
noun
Greek myth
the daughter of Agamemnon and Clytemnestra. She persuaded her brother Orestes to avenge their father by killing his murderess Clytemnestra and her lover Aegisthus
Cultural definitions for electra
Electra
In classical mythology, a daughter of Agamemnon. To avenge his death, she helped her brother, Orestes, kill their mother and her lover.
notes for Electra
The “Electra complex” in psychology involves a girl's or woman's unconscious sexual feelings for her father.