CLYTEMNESTRA

Meaning of CLYTEMNESTRA in English

Cly ‧ tem ‧ nes ‧ tra /ˌklaɪtəmˈnestrə/ BrE AmE

in ancient Greek stories, the wife of ↑ Agamemnon . She murders her husband, and as a result she is killed by her son, ↑ Orestes .

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CLYTEMNESTRA — noun Etymology: Latin, from Greek Klytaimnēstra Date: 15th century the wife and murderess of Agamemnon
Толковый словарь английского языка - Merriam Webster
CLYTEMNESTRA — /kluy'teuhm nes"treuh/ , n. Class. Myth. the daughter of Tyndareus and Leda, the wife of Agamemnon, and the mother of …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
CLYTEMNESTRA — n. (Greek mythology) wife of Agamemnon who murdered him when he came back from the Trojan War
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CLYTEMNESTRA — noun Etymology: Latin, from Greek Klytaimnēstra Date: 15th century : the wife and murderess of Agamemnon
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
CLYTEMNESTRA — [Cly.tem.nes.tra] n [L, fr. Gk Klytaimnestra]: the wife and murderess of Agamemnon
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CLYTEMNESTRA — in Greek legend, a daughter of Leda and Tyndareus and wife of Agamemnon, commander of the Greek forces in the …
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CLYTEMNESTRA — Clytemnestra BrE AmE ˌklaɪt əm ˈniːs trə ˌklɪt-, -ɪm-, -em-, -ˈnes- AmE \ ˌklaɪt̬-
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CLYTEMNESTRA
Encyclopedia Mythica English vocab
CLYTEMNESTRA — Clytemnestra
Большой Англо-Русский словарь
CLYTEMNESTRA — Clytemnestra
Большой Англо-Русский словарь
CLYTEMNESTRA — Клитемнестра
Американский Англо-Русский словарь
CLYTEMNESTRA — Clytemnestra
Новый большой Англо-Русский словарь
CLYTEMNESTRA — Clytemnestra
Новый большой Англо-Русский словарь
CLYTEMNESTRA — n. Pronunciation: ˌ kl ī -t ə m- ' nes-tr ə Function: noun Etymology: Latin, from Greek Klytaimn ē stra …
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ORESTES — noun Etymology: Latin, from Greek Orestēs Date: 15th century the son of Agamemnon and Clytemnestra who with his sister Electra …
Толковый словарь английского языка - Merriam Webster
LEDA — noun Etymology: Latin, from Greek Lēda Date: circa 1527 the mother of Clytemnestra and Castor by her husband Tyndareus and …
Толковый словарь английского языка - Merriam Webster
ORESTES — In Greek mythology , the son of Agamemnon and Clytemnestra. According to Homer , Orestes was away when his father …
Английский словарь Британика
ELECTRA — In Greek legend, the daughter of Agamemnon and Clytemnestra. When Agamemnon was murdered by Clytemnestra and her lover Aegisthus, Electra …
Английский словарь Британика
ELECTRA — /i lek"treuh/ , n. 1. Also, Elektra . Class. Myth. the daughter of Agamemnon and Clytemnestra who incited her brother …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
ORESTES — n. son of Agamemnon and Clytemnestra whose sister persuaded him to avenge Agamemnon's death by killing Clytemnestra's lover (Greek mythology); …
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ORESTES — in Greek mythology, son of Agamemnon, king of Mycenae (or Argos), and his wife, Clytemnestra. According to Homer, Orestes was …
Britannica English vocabulary
LEDA — in Greek legend, usually believed to be the daughter of Thestius, king of Aetolia, and wife of Tyndareus, king of …
Britannica English vocabulary
AGAMEMNON — in Greek legend, king of Mycenae or Argos. He was the son (or grandson) of Atreus, king of Mycenae, and …
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ORESTES — O ‧ res ‧ tes /ɒˈrestiːz $ ɔː-/ BrE AmE in ancient Greek stories, the son of ↑ Agamemnon , …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
ORESTES — n. In Greek mythology , the son of Agamemnon and Clytemnestra. According to Homer , Orestes was away when his …
Britannica Concise Encyclopedia
ELECTRA — n. In Greek legend, the daughter of Agamemnon and Clytemnestra. When Agamemnon was murdered by Clytemnestra and her lover Aegisthus, …
Britannica Concise Encyclopedia
ORESTES — [Greek heroic] Orestes was the son of Agamemnon and Clytemnestra and the brother of Electra. When his father returned from …
Encyclopedia Mythica English vocab
LEDA — [Greek] Leda was the daughter of Thestius and the wife of Tyndareus. She has been known as the Queen of …
Encyclopedia Mythica English vocab
ALECTO — [Greek] Alecto was one of the Erinyes or Furies in Greek mythology. The Furies were three avenging deities. Their names …
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AEGISTHUS — [Greek heroic] The son of Thyestes and his daughter Pelopea. Desiring to avenge himself upon his brother Atreus and acting …
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