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AGARISTE (I) (Ἀγαρίστη, ἡ) daughter of Cleisthenes

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Abstract

In Greek mythology, Agamemnon was the king of ARGOS or MYCENAE, son of ATREUS (or of his son Pleisthenes) and Aerope, brother of MENELAUS, husband of Clytemnestra and father of ORESTES (1.67.2), IPHIGENEIA (4.103.2, or Iphianassa), Electra (Laodice), and Chrysothemis. In Homeric EPIC he is the leader of the Greek forces in the TROJAN WAR and contributes the greatest fleet (Il. 2.569-80).

Original languageEnglish
Title of host publicationThe Herodotus Encyclopedia
EditorsChristopher Baron
Place of PublicationHoboken, United States of America
PublisherWiley & Sons, Inc
Pages34-35
Volume1
Edition1
ISBN (Print)9781119113522, 9781119113539, 9781118689646
Publication statusPublished - Mar 2021

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