Aegisthus
E197833
Aegisthus is a figure in Greek mythology known for his affair with Clytemnestra and his role in the murder of King Agamemnon, which led to his eventual killing by Orestes.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Aegisthus canonical | 10 |
| Pleisthenes (son of Thyestes) | 1 |
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
figure in Greek mythology
ⓘ
mythological character ⓘ |
| appearsIn |
Agamemnon
ⓘ
surface form:
Agamemnon (play)
Oresteia ⓘ
surface form:
Libation Bearers
Oresteia ⓘ Aeschylus ⓘ
surface form:
works of Aeschylus
works of Euripides ⓘ works of Sophocles ⓘ |
| associatedWithEvent |
Trojan War aftermath
ⓘ
murder of Agamemnon ⓘ |
| associatedWithPlace |
Mycenae and Tiryns
ⓘ
surface form:
Mycenae
|
| causeOfDeath | vengeance killing by Orestes ⓘ |
| coRulesWith | Clytemnestra ⓘ |
| culture | Ancient Greek ⓘ |
| enemyOf |
Agamemnon
ⓘ
Orestes ⓘ |
| gender | male ⓘ |
| grandparent | Pelops ⓘ |
| hasCanonicalSource |
Oresteia
ⓘ
surface form:
Aeschylus' Agamemnon
Oresteia ⓘ
surface form:
Aeschylus' Libation Bearers
Homer's Odyssey ⓘ |
| killedBy | Orestes ⓘ |
| killedByMethod | sword ⓘ |
| killedIn |
Mycenae and Tiryns
ⓘ
surface form:
Mycenae
|
| languageOfMyth | Ancient Greek ⓘ |
| loverOf | Clytemnestra ⓘ |
| memberOf |
House of Atreus myth cycle
ⓘ
surface form:
House of Atreus
|
| mentionedIn |
Homer's Odyssey
ⓘ
Pindar's odes ⓘ |
| mythology | Greek mythology ⓘ |
| notableFor |
affair with Clytemnestra
ⓘ
murder of Agamemnon ⓘ |
| parent | Thyestes ⓘ |
| partner | Clytemnestra ⓘ |
| partOfNarrativeCycle |
Atreid saga
ⓘ
Oresteia ⓘ
surface form:
Oresteia cycle
|
| reignsOver |
Mycenae and Tiryns
ⓘ
surface form:
Mycenae
|
| relatedTo |
Agamemnon
ⓘ
Atreus ⓘ Menelaus ⓘ |
| relativeThroughMarriage |
Agamemnon
ⓘ
Orestes ⓘ |
| roleInMyth |
adulterer
ⓘ
regicide ⓘ usurper of Agamemnon's throne ⓘ |
| theme |
adultery
ⓘ
familial curse ⓘ revenge ⓘ |
Referenced by (11)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.