Electra

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figure in Greek mythology

Electra is a figure from Greek mythology, best known as the daughter of Agamemnon and Clytemnestra who helps avenge her father's murder.

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All labels observed (5)

Label Occurrences
Electra canonical 20
Electra is daughter of Agamemnon 1
Electra is daughter of Clytemnestra 1

Statements (47)

Predicate Object
instanceOf figure in Greek mythology ⓘ
appearsInWork Electra (play by Euripides) NERFINISHED ⓘ
Electra (play by Sophocles) NERFINISHED ⓘ
Iphigenia in Tauris (play by Euripides) NERFINISHED ⓘ
Libation Bearers (play by Aeschylus) NERFINISHED ⓘ
Orestes (play by Euripides) NERFINISHED ⓘ
associatedWithEvent murder of Aegisthus NERFINISHED ⓘ
murder of Agamemnon ⓘ
murder of Clytemnestra ⓘ
vengeance for Agamemnon ⓘ
associatedWithPsychoanalysis Carl Gustav Jung NERFINISHED ⓘ
canonicalStatus major figure in Attic tragedy ⓘ
children Medon NERFINISHED ⓘ
Strophius the Younger NERFINISHED ⓘ
coConspirator Orestes NERFINISHED ⓘ
culture Ancient Greek ⓘ
death varies by source; often not specified ⓘ
enemy Aegisthus NERFINISHED ⓘ
Clytemnestra NERFINISHED ⓘ
father Agamemnon NERFINISHED ⓘ
gender female ⓘ
grandfather Atreus NERFINISHED ⓘ
grandmother Aerope NERFINISHED ⓘ
hometown Mycenae NERFINISHED ⓘ
house House of Atreus NERFINISHED ⓘ
inspiredConcept Electra complex NERFINISHED ⓘ
languageOfPrimarySources Ancient Greek ⓘ
literaryType tragic heroine ⓘ
mother Clytemnestra NERFINISHED ⓘ
mythology Greek mythology ⓘ
notableTrait hatred of her mother Clytemnestra ⓘ
intense devotion to her father ⓘ
persistence in mourning Agamemnon ⓘ
religion Ancient Greek religion ⓘ
roleInMyth instigator of revenge against Clytemnestra and Aegisthus ⓘ
supporter of Orestes ⓘ
sibling Chrysothemis NERFINISHED ⓘ
Iphigenia NERFINISHED ⓘ
Orestes NERFINISHED ⓘ
spouse Pylades NERFINISHED ⓘ
farmer (in some versions) ⓘ
theme family loyalty ⓘ
filial piety ⓘ
justice ⓘ
matricide ⓘ
revenge ⓘ
timePeriodOfMyth Mycenaean era (mythic setting) NERFINISHED ⓘ

Referenced by (24)

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

Clytemnestra → killedBy → Electra ⓘ
Hermione → relative → Electra ⓘ
Atreus → grandfatherOf → Electra ⓘ
Pylades → associatedWith → Electra ⓘ
Pylades → spouse → Electra ⓘ
Pylades → spouse → Electra ⓘ
this entity surface form: Electra, daughter of Agamemnon
House of Atreus myth cycle → associatedWith → Electra ⓘ
Oresteia → mainCharacter → Electra ⓘ
Oresteia → hasCharacterRelationship → Electra ⓘ
this entity surface form: Electra is daughter of Agamemnon
Oresteia → hasCharacterRelationship → Electra ⓘ
this entity surface form: Electra is daughter of Clytemnestra
Orestes → sibling → Electra ⓘ
Electra (Sophocles) → mainCharacter → Electra ⓘ
Electra (Euripides) → title → Electra ⓘ
Electra (Euripides) → featuresCharacter → Electra ⓘ
Iphigenia → sibling → Electra ⓘ
Iphigenia → relatedMyth → Electra ⓘ
this entity surface form: Electra myth
Eirini Lelekou → notableWork → Electra ⓘ
Michael Cacoyannis → notableWork → Electra ⓘ
Michael Cacoyannis → directed → Electra ⓘ
Zoë Wanamaker → notableTheatreWork → Electra ⓘ
The Flies → featuresCharacter → Electra ⓘ
Electra paradox → mainCharacter → Electra ⓘ
Electra paradox → namedAfter → Electra ⓘ
Starlight Express → centralCharacter → Electra ⓘ