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Clytemnestra

/ˌklaɪtɪmˈnɛstɹə/

Clytemnestra proper noun: wife of Agamemnon, whom she killed after the Trojan War, whereupon was killed herself by their son Orestes.

Proper noun

Clytemnestra

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

Forms of Clytemnestra

alternative formClytaemnestra

Origin of Clytemnestra

From Latin Clytaemnēstra, Ancient Greek Κλυταιμνήστρα (Klutaimnḗstra).

Questions about Clytemnestra

What does Clytemnestra mean?
Clytemnestra means wife of Agamemnon, whom she killed after the Trojan War, whereupon was killed herself by their son Orestes.
What part of speech is Clytemnestra?
Clytemnestra is a proper noun.
How do you pronounce Clytemnestra?
Clytemnestra is pronounced /ˌklaɪtɪmˈnɛstɹə/.

Words near Clytemnestra in the dictionary

  1. clyster
  2. clysters
  3. Clytaemnestra
  4. clyte
  5. clyted
  6. Clytemnestra
  7. clytes
  8. Clyth
  9. Clytie knot
  10. Clytie knots
  11. clyting

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