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Clytemnestra

UK:^*^*UK and possibly other pronunciationsUK and possibly other pronunciations/ˌklaɪtɪmˈnɛstrə/US:USA pronunciation: respellingUSA pronunciation: respelling(klī′təm nes′trə)

Cly•tem•nes•tra (klī′təm nes′trə),USA pronunciation n. [Class. Myth.]

Mythologythe daughter of Tyndareus and Leda, the wife of Agamemnon, and the mother of Orestes, Electra, and Iphigenia. She killed Agamemnon and was herself killed, along with her lover, Aegisthus, by Orestes.

Also, Cly′taem•nes′ra.

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Clytemnestra, Clytaemnestra /ˌklaɪtɪmˈnɛstrə/ n

the wife of Agamemnon, whom she killed on his return from the Trojan War

'Clytemnestra' also found in these entries (note: many are not synonyms or translations):

Aegisthus - Agamemnon - Electra - Orestes - Aletes - Erigone - Iphigenia - Leda - Tyndareus

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