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Aegisthus and Clytemnestra both played a part in Agamemnon's death, however there are two versions of who physically killed Agamemnon. In book 3 of The Odyssey, it was Aegisthus who plotted and killed Agamemnon. In Aeschylus' tragedy Agamemnon, Aeschylus changed the killer to Clytemnestra. The murder was avenged by the son Orestes. The Odyssey simply mentioned that Orestes avenged Agamemnon's death by killing both Aegisthus and Clytemnestra. In Libation Bearers, Aeschylus developed a complete plot and went into details why and how Orestes accomplished his matricide. Killing one's parents is against nature in Greek mythological tradition, thus Orestes was tried in an Athenian court by an Athenian jury with Apollo as his defense lawyer, and Athena as the presiding judge. The jury was deadlocked and Athena casted the deciding vote. You may want to read The Eumenides, the last of The Oresteiatrilogy by Aeschylus to find out whether Orestes was found guilty or not!
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What happened to Hector Achilles Paris Patroclus and Agamemnon?
Patroclos killed in battle by Hector Hector killed in battle by Achilles Achilles killed in battle by Paris Paris killed in battle by Philoctetes Agamemnon killed by his wife Clytmnestra
What did Agamemnon and the French revolutionary Jean Marat have in common?
They both were killed by their wives in their baths
Who killed Clytemnestra?
Clytemnestra was killed by her son, Orestes. This is because it was a son's duty to kill his father's killers, and Clytemnestra had helped to kill her husband, Agamemnon.
What did agamemnon do to his daughter?
He killed his daughter Iphigenia as a sacrifice to the goddess Artemis whom he had angered by an act of arrogance.
What was the purpose of Agamemnon's mask?
It was put over the face of Agamemnon's dead body.
What became of cassandra when the Trojan war was over?
she was brought back home by agamemnon. she was killed along with agamemnon by clytemnestra, agamemnon's wife.
What happened to Hector Achilles Paris Patroclus and Agamemnon?
Patroclos killed in battle by Hector Hector killed in battle by Achilles Achilles killed in battle by Paris Paris killed in battle by Philoctetes Agamemnon killed by his wife Clytmnestra
Who was the wife of Agamemnon?
His wife was Clytemnestra. She killed him upon his return from Troy
What happened to Paris in the Trojan War?
He was killed with a knife from Agamemnon.
Who was Clytemnestra's husband?
Broteas first, who was killed by Agamemnon who was her husband during the Trojan War, who was killed by Aegisthus.
Who are Electra and Orestes?
Orestes, son of Agamemnon and Clytemnestra - killed his mother who had killed his father. Electra was his sister.
Who is Agamemnon's father?
Menelaus is the brother of Agamemnon. Menelaus was the King of Sparta until he was killed by Hector Prince of Sparta.
How did Aegisthus kill Agamemnon?
Aegisthus didn't actually kill Agamemnon, Clytaemnestra actually killed Agamemnon by stabbing him after luring him in for a bath after returning from Troy. Aegisthus does however help Clytaemnestra plot his death after seducing her.
What did Agamemnon do when he returned from the Trojan War?
Allowed himself to be killed by his wife's lover.
When did the Greek myth Cassandra die?
Cassandra was a seer (whom no one ever believed) and the daughter of Priam, King of Troy. She was taken by Agamemnon, leader of the Greeks, to be his mistress, but she was anxious the whole journey because she foresaw her own death. When she and Agamemnon went into his home, his wife Clytemnestra killed Agamemnon with an axe and then killed Cassandra.
What did Agamemnon and the French revolutionary Jean Marat have in common?
They both were killed by their wives in their baths
What is the story of Aegisthus Agamemnon Clytemnestra and Orestes?
King Agamemnon of Mycenae was at the Trojan war. His wife, Clytemnestra, cheated on him with Aegisthus. When Agamemnon came back from the Trojan War, Clytemnestra and Aegistus teamed up and chopped his head off. Orestes is Clytemnestra and Agamemnon's son. He killed his mother, Clytemnestra to avenge his father.
