In Greek mythology,Agamemnonwas the king of Mycenae orArgos(different names of the same region), son of KingAtreusand QueenAerope. His brother wasMenelaus, who was married toHelen, the main characters that participated in the events leading to theTrojan War. Agamemnon's Family He was married ...
Related to Agamemnon:Trojan War,Achilles Agamemnon(ăˌgəmĕmˈnŏn), in Greek mythology, leader of the Greek forces in the Trojan War; king of Mycenae (or Argos). He and Menelaus were sons of Atreus and suffered the curse laid uponPelops. Agamemnon married Clytemnestra, and their...
While Agamemnon is exiled in Sparta, he marriesClytemnestra, the daughter of the Spartan King. Some stories indicate that Clytemnestra was previously married, and Agamemnon killed her first husband and newborn son in order to make her his wife. This explains the animosity in their marriage. Nonet...
Agamemnon, in Greek legend, king of Mycenae or Argos. When the Trojan prince Paris carried off Helen, wife of his brother Menelaus, Agamemnon called for revenge and led the Greek forces to victory during the Trojan War. On his return home he was murdered
He later went back to Mycenae with his wife where he murdered his uncle in order to become the king. Agamemnon as a Leader Agamemnon was appointed to lead the Greeks in a war meant to reprocess his brother’s wife, Helen, who had been forcefully married in another kingdom called Troy. ...