Agamemnon
Agamemnon is a mythical hero. Since eighth century BC, there is a small and scattered group of sanctuaries, associated with epic or mythical heroes and identified by inscribed dedications, in most cases after the foundation of worship.
↻ synthesized from 4 sources
When
- First attested
- 1250 BCE
- Attested period
- -800 – 2020
- Historical notes
- Associated with sanctuaries and worship in ancient Greece.
Relationships
- co occurs with
- Opheltes, Zeus Agamemnon, Helen of Troy, Zeus, Apollo, Erinyes
- sibling of
- Menelaus
- parent of
- Iphigenia, Iphianassa, Electra, Laodike, Orestes, Chrysothemis
- consort of
- Clytemnestra
- allied with
- Achilles, Iphigenia, Clytemnestra, Odysseus, Cassandra
- enemy of
- Artemis (Diana)
Mentioned by
Sources
- peer reviewed
Source passages
“Such heroes are Helen and Menelaus to Sparta, Odysseus in Cave of Loizos at beach Polis to Ithaca and Agamemnon at Mycenae.”
#40386 · extracted by google/gemini-2.0-flash-001
“After a stormy voyage, Agamemnon and Cassandra land in Argolis, or, in another version, are blown off course and land in Aegisthus's country. Clytemnestra, Agamemnon's wife, has taken Aegisthus, son of Thyestes, as a lover. When Agamemnon comes home he is slain by Aegisthus”
#42264 · extracted by google/gemini-2.0-flash-001
“The most common scene: "Iphigenia, a little girl, is held over the altar by Odysseus while Agamemnon performs the aparchai. Clytemnestra stands beside Agamemnon and Achilles beside Odysseus and each one begs for the life of Iphigenia."”
#42645 · extracted by google/gemini-2.0-flash-001
“In the legends of Peloponnesus, Agamemnon was regarded as the highest type of a powerful monarch, and in Sparta he was worshipped under the title of Zeus Agamemnon.”
#43820 · extracted by openai/gpt-oss-120b:free