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The Murder of Agamemnon

🏛️ Greek MythologyPalace of Mycenae, Peloponnese, GreeceAgamemnon • Clytemnestra • Aegisthus

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 Agamemnon's earlier sacrifice of their daughter, Iphigenia. This betrayal marks a dark climax in the curse of the House of Atreus, leading to further cycles of vengeance.