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Agamemnon

UK/ˌæɡəˈmɛmnɒn/

Agamemnon proper noun: one of the most distinguished heroes of Greek mythology. He is the son of King Atreus of Mycenae and Queen Aerope and the brother of Menelaus. He is famous for rallying the Greeks in the Trojan War, yet infamous for the sacrifice of his daughter Iphigenia at the commencement of the war.

Proper noun

Agamemnon

  1. (Greek) One of the most distinguished heroes of Greek mythology. He is the son of King Atreus of Mycenae and Queen Aerope and the brother of Menelaus. He is famous for rallying the Greeks in the Trojan War, yet infamous for the sacrifice of his daughter Iphigenia at the commencement of the war.

Agamemnon meaning in Tamil

Agamemnon in Tamil

ஒருவகை குறுங்கோள்

Origin of Agamemnon

Borrowed from Ancient Greek Ἀγαμέμνων (Agamémnōn, “very resolute”).

Questions about Agamemnon

What does Agamemnon mean?
Agamemnon means one of the most distinguished heroes of Greek mythology. He is the son of King Atreus of Mycenae and Queen Aerope and the brother of Menelaus. He is famous for rallying the Greeks in the Trojan War, yet infamous for the sacrifice of his daughter Iphigenia at the commencement of the war.
What is Agamemnon in Tamil?
Agamemnon in Tamil is ஒருவகை குறுங்கோள். See Agamemnon meaning in Tamil.
What part of speech is Agamemnon?
Agamemnon is a proper noun.
How do you pronounce Agamemnon?
Agamemnon is pronounced /ˌæɡəˈmɛmnɒn/ (UK).

Words near Agamemnon in the dictionary

  1. agama
  2. agamas
  3. Agambenian
  4. Agame
  5. Agamedes
  6. Agamemnon
  7. agamenoside
  8. agamete
  9. agametes
  10. agametic
  11. agami

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Adapted from Wiktionary: Agamemnon (page history and authors); agamemnon (Tamil Wiktionary) (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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