Jul 12, 2023 · Agamemnon, king of Mycenae, was a general and hero who led the Greek army to victory in the Trojan War. He was later murdered by his wife Clytemnestra.

Mar 8, 2023 · The Agamemnon is a tragedy composed by Aeschylus around 458 BCE. In the play, the Greek warrior Agamemnon returns home after conquering Troy, only to be murdered …

May 24, 2023 · Iphigenia, daughter of Agamemnon and Clytemnestra, was a princess of Mycenae. During the Trojan War, Artemis demanded Iphigenia as a sacrifice in exchange for a …

Aug 18, 2023 · Clytemnestra, daughter of Tyndareus and Leda, was the wife of Agamemnon, the king of Mycenae. She and her lover Aegisthus murdered Agamemnon when he returned home …

Jun 7, 2023 · The Iphigenia in Aulis is one of Euripides’ final plays, first performed after the playwright’s death in 406 BCE. The tragedy is a retelling of the myth of Iphigenia, who was …

Sep 11, 2023 · Atreus was a bloodthirsty Greek king, a son of Pelops who migrated to the Peloponnese. He and his brother Thyestes destroyed one another in their long and violent …

Jul 12, 2023 · Menelaus, son of Atreus, was a hero and king of Sparta. When his wife Helen ran off with the Trojan prince Paris, Menelaus started the Trojan War to retrieve her.

Oct 2, 2023 · Aegisthus was the son of Thyestes, who had long quarreled viciously with his brother Atreus. Aegisthus eventually killed his uncle Atreus, as well as Atreus’ son …

May 2, 2023 · The Eumenides is a tragedy composed by Aeschylus around 458 BCE. It is the final entry in the tragic trilogy known as the Oresteia. The play depicts Orestes’ trial and …

Oct 5, 2023 · Calchas, son of Thestor, was a seer for the Greeks during the Trojan War. His advice and prophecies swayed the course of the war, though they sometimes brought him into …