Clytemnestra

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figure in Greek mythology mythological queen

Clytemnestra is a queen of Mycenae in Greek mythology, famed for murdering her husband Agamemnon upon his return from the Trojan War.

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All labels observed (2)

Label	Occurrences
Clytemnestra canonical	39
Clytemnestra is wife of Agamemnon	1

Statements (43)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	figure in Greek mythology ⓘ mythological queen ⓘ
appearsIn	Oresteia ⓘ surface form: Aeschylus' Agamemnon The Eumenides ⓘ surface form: Aeschylus' The Eumenides Oresteia ⓘ surface form: Aeschylus' The Libation Bearers Electra (Euripides) ⓘ surface form: Euripides' Electra Iphigenia in Aulis (Euripides) ⓘ surface form: Euripides' Iphigenia in Aulis Electra (Sophocles) ⓘ surface form: Sophocles' Electra
associatedEvent	Trojan War ⓘ
associatedPlace	Argos ⓘ
characterType	tragic heroine ⓘ vengeful wife ⓘ
child	Chrysothemis ⓘ Electra ⓘ Iphigenia ⓘ Orestes ⓘ
culture	Ancient Greek religion ⓘ
father	Tyndareus ⓘ
gender	female ⓘ
house	House of Atreus myth cycle ⓘ surface form: House of Atreus
killed	Agamemnon ⓘ Cassandra ⓘ
killedBy	Electra ⓘ Orestes ⓘ
lover	Aegisthus ⓘ
mother	Leda ⓘ
motivatedBy	adultery with Aegisthus ⓘ sacrifice of Iphigenia by Agamemnon ⓘ
mythologicalCycle	Atreid saga ⓘ
notableFor	Orestes ⓘ surface form: murder of Agamemnon
relatedConcept	blood feud ⓘ justice and revenge in Greek tragedy ⓘ matricide ⓘ
residence	Mycenae and Tiryns ⓘ surface form: Mycenae
sibling	Castor ⓘ Helen of Troy ⓘ Phoebe ⓘ Pollux ⓘ Timandra ⓘ
spouse	Agamemnon ⓘ
symbol	axe ⓘ net ⓘ
title	Queen of Ithaca ⓘ surface form: Queen of Mycenae

Referenced by (40)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Leda → motherOf → Clytemnestra ⓘ

Leda → gaveBirthTo → Clytemnestra ⓘ

Leda → childrenWithZeus → Clytemnestra ⓘ

Leda → childrenWithTyndareus → Clytemnestra ⓘ

Helen of Troy → sibling → Clytemnestra ⓘ

Cassandra → killedBy → Clytemnestra ⓘ

Iphigenia in Aulis (Euripides) → featuresCharacter → Clytemnestra ⓘ

subject surface form: Iphigenia in Aulis

Agamemnon → spouse → Clytemnestra ⓘ

Agamemnon → killedBy → Clytemnestra ⓘ

Tyndareus → fatherOf → Clytemnestra ⓘ

Castor → halfSister → Clytemnestra ⓘ

Pollux → halfSibling → Clytemnestra ⓘ

Philonoë → sibling → Clytemnestra ⓘ

Helen → sibling → Clytemnestra ⓘ

Martha Graham → notableWork → Clytemnestra ⓘ

Pleistrus → maternalAunt → Clytemnestra ⓘ

Pleistrus → notableRelative → Clytemnestra ⓘ

Thestius → notableDescendant → Clytemnestra ⓘ

Hermione → relative → Clytemnestra ⓘ

Nicostratus → relative → Clytemnestra ⓘ

Nicostratus → uncleOrAunt → Clytemnestra ⓘ

Timandra → sibling → Clytemnestra ⓘ

Timandra → notableRelative → Clytemnestra ⓘ

Chrysothemis → mother → Clytemnestra ⓘ

Pylades → relative → Clytemnestra ⓘ

House of Atreus myth cycle → associatedWith → Clytemnestra ⓘ

Aegisthus → partner → Clytemnestra ⓘ

Aegisthus → loverOf → Clytemnestra ⓘ

Aegisthus → coRulesWith → Clytemnestra ⓘ

Oresteia → mainCharacter → Clytemnestra ⓘ

Oresteia → hasCharacterRelationship → Clytemnestra ⓘ

this entity surface form: Clytemnestra is wife of Agamemnon

Orestes → mother → Clytemnestra ⓘ

Orestes → killed → Clytemnestra ⓘ

Electra (Sophocles) → mainCharacter → Clytemnestra ⓘ

The Private Life of Helen of Troy → portraysFictionalCharacter → Clytemnestra ⓘ

Electra (Euripides) → featuresCharacter → Clytemnestra ⓘ

Iphigenia → parent → Clytemnestra ⓘ

Leda and the Swan → relatedMythologicalFigure → Clytemnestra ⓘ

Owen Meredith → notableWork → Clytemnestra ⓘ

The Flies → featuresCharacter → Clytemnestra ⓘ