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noun - (Greek mythology) the daughter of Agamemnon and Clytemnestra
A daughter of Clytemnestra and Agamemnon who with her brother Orestes avenged the murder of Agamemnon by killing their mother and her lover, Aegisthus.
ELECTRA - In Greek mythology, Elektra (; Greek: , lektra "amber") was the daughter of King Agamemnon and Queen Clytemnestra, and thus princess of Argos. She an...
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| Of the few extant plays from the great ancient playwrights, 2 are about this sister of Orestes |
| Sophocles, Euripides & Eugene O'Neill all wrote plays with this woman's name in their titles |
| Both Sophocles & Euripides wrote tragedies about this mythological figure noted for her loyalty to her father |
| The sister of Orestes, mourning became her |
| She got her brother Orestes to kill their mom, Clytemnestra, to avenge the murder of Agamemnon, their dad |
| A "complex" woman (7) |
| Around 418 B.C. Euripides wrote a play named for this "complex" woman of myth |
| As composed by Richard Strauss, the role of this "complex" Sophocles heroine is one of opera's most demanding |
| Psychologist Carl Jung named a complex after this Greek woman famous for her attachment to Agamemnon |
| Both Euripedes & Sophocles wrote tragedies about this woman known for her devotion to her father Agamemnon |
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| (Greek mythology) the daughter of Agamemnon and Clytemnestra persuaded her brother (Orestes) to avenge Agamemnon's death by helping her to kill Clytemnestra and her lover (Aegisthus) |
| The daughter of Agamemnon and Clytemnestra. She persuaded her brother Orestes to kill Clytemnestra and Aegisthus (their mother's lover) in revenge for the murder of Agamemnon. |
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| Electra, PUERTO RICO, UNITED STATES |
| Electra, CALIFORNIA, UNITED STATES |
| Electra, FLORIDA, UNITED STATES |
| Electra, Groningen, NETHERLANDS |
| Electra, TEXAS, UNITED STATES |
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In Greek mythology, Elektra (; Greek: , lektra "amber") was the daughter of King Agamemnon and Queen Clytemnestra, and thus princess of Argos. She and her brother Orestes plotted revenge against their mother Clytemnestra and stepfather Aegisthus for the murder of their father. * Electra is one of the most popular mythological characters in tragedies. She is the main character in two Greek tragedies, Electra by Sophocles and Electra by Euripides. She is also the central figure in plays by Aeschylus, Alfieri, Voltaire, Hofmannsthal, and Eugene O'Neill.In psychology, the Electra complex is named after her. |