Aegisthus

Speech parts

1. Aegisthus - Noun

2. Aegisthus - Proper noun

Meaning

(Greek mythology) the seducer of Clytemnestra and murderer of Agamemnon who usurped the throne of Mycenae until Agamemnon's son Orestes returned home and killed him

Synonyms

Examples

Aegisthus successfully murdered Atreus and restored his father to the throne. Source: Internet

Aegisthus and his father now took possession of their lawful inheritance from which they had been expelled by Atreus. Source: Internet

Death of Atreus In the night in which Pelopia had been raped by her father, she had taken from him his sword which she afterwards gave to Aegisthus. Source: Internet

In culture Pierre-Narcisse Guérin 's Clytemnestra and Agamemnon, in which Aegisthus appears as a shadowy figure pushing Clytemnestra forward Homer gives no information about Aegisthus' back-story. Source: Internet

He used the Spartan army to drive out Aegisthus and Thyestes from Mycenae and place Agamemnon on the throne. Source: Internet

In order not to be surprised by the return of Agamemnon, he sent out spies, and when Agamemnon came, Aegisthus invited him to a repast at which he had him treacherously murdered. Source: Internet

Close letter words and terms