Agamemnon
//ˌæɡəˈmɛmnɒn// name
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Proper Noun
- 1 One of the most distinguished heroes of Greek mythology. He is the son of King Atreus of Mycenae and Queen Aerope and the brother of Menelaus. He is famous for rallying the Greeks in the Trojan War, yet infamous for the sacrifice of his daughter Iphigenia at the commencement of the war. Greek
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More examples"When Achilles would draw his sword to slay Agamemnon, Athena, invisible to all else, holds him back by a lock of hair. Here Homer shows us the gods as the psychology of ancient Greece."
Etymology
From Ancient Greek Ἀγαμέμνων (Agamémnōn, “very resolute”).
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