Agamemnon by Aeschylus | Characters, Summary & Analysis Lesson Transcript Instructors Kaitlyn Schmit View bio Mary Deering View bio Who is Agamemnon? Discover who king Agamemnon is in the Greek Mythology, his role portrayed in the Trojan war and the story behind his life and death.Updated: 11/...
The Odyssey and Agamemnon essays Homer and Aeschylus depict the potential of mankind through their female characters in "The Odyssey" and "Agamemnon." While Penelope represents the good and faithful wife, Clytaemnestra represents the heartless, unfa
Agamemnon (pronounced a-ga-mem'-non), was the leading king of the Greek forces in theTrojan War. He became king ofMycenaeby driving out his uncle, Thyestes, with the help of King Tyndareus of Sparta. Agamemnon was a son ofAtreus, the husband of Clytemnestra (a daughter of Tyndareus),...
(shorter surviving poems) are the source of several important religious myths. Many of thelyricpoets preserved various myths, but the odes ofPindarofThebes(flourished 6th–5th centurybce) are particularly rich inmythandlegend. The works of the three tragedians—Aeschylus,Sophocles, andEuripides, ...