The Murder of Agamemnon
OriginGreek Mythology
Upon his victorious return from the Trojan War, King Agamemnon is murdered by his wife Clytemnestra and her lover Aegisthus. The assassination is a carefully orchestrated act of revenge for...
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OriginGreek Mythology
Upon his victorious return from the Trojan War, King Agamemnon is murdered by his wife Clytemnestra and her lover Aegisthus. The assassination is a carefully orchestrated act of revenge for...
OriginGreek Mythology
After ten long years of siege, the Greek army appeared to abandon their war against Troy, leaving behind a massive wooden horse as a parting gift to the gods. Despite the warnings of a few...
OriginGreek Mythology
Paris, the prince of Troy, was abandoned as an infant on the slopes of Mount Ida after a prophecy foretold he would cause the city's destruction. Raised by a shepherd and wed to the nymph Oenone,...
OriginGreek Mythology
During the violent fall of Troy, Ajax the Lesser committed a notorious act of sacrilege by dragging the prophetess Cassandra from the sanctuary of Athena. Cassandra sought protection by clinging...