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Agamemnon died 38 years after his birth so in 2001
There is no solid proof that Agamemnon was real, so he must be regarded as a mythological figure. In the story of the Trojan War, an alliance was formed among the Greek states, each with their own commanders. Agamemnon was in overall command of the expedition against Troy. Agamemnon was also brother to King Menelaus of Sparta and brother in law to Helen of Troy.
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Agamemnon took the Trojan woman, Briseis, whom Achilles had captured, taken as his slave, and fallen in love with because an oracle had ordered him (Agamemnon) to give up his own woman, Chryseis.
The Trojan war was started when Paris (the prince of Troy and son of King Priam) visited Agamemnon and met Agamemnon's wife Helen. Helen was considered to be the most beautiful woman in all of Greece and Paris fell in love with her. He convinced her to escape with him to Troy and leave her husband. When Agamemnon discovered that Paris had taken her, he gathered a massive force and sailed for the city of Troy to retrieve her.