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Aegisthus and Clytemnestra took the rule of Mycenae for seven years, until Orestes, the son of Clytemnestra and Agamemnon, returned and killed his mother and her lover as revenge for his father's death.
25 wrz 2024 · Clytemnestra’s son, Orestes, exiled after the murder of his father, returned to avenge Agamemnon. In a tragic conclusion, Orestes killed his mother to fulfil his duty of vengeance, continuing the pattern of retribution that defined the House of Atreus.
Clytemnestra trying to awake the Erinyes while her son is being purified by Apollo, Apulian red-figure krater, 480–470 BC, Louvre (Cp 710) Clytemnestra was the daughter of Tyndareus and Leda, the King and Queen of Sparta, making her a Spartan Princess. According to the myth, Zeus appeared to Leda in the form of a swan, seducing and ...
18 sie 2023 · Clytemnestra, daughter of Tyndareus and Leda, was the wife of Agamemnon, the king of Mycenae. She and her lover Aegisthus murdered Agamemnon when he returned home from the Trojan War, but were later killed in turn by Orestes, Agamemnon and Clytemnestra’s son.
19 wrz 2023 · Orestes, the son of Clytemnestra and Agamemnon, was tormented by the Erinyes (Furies) and the ghost of his father, urging him to avenge the fallen king. Guided by Apollo and accompanied by his sister Electra, Orestes confronted his mother and Aegisthus.
26 wrz 2023 · With the aid of his sister Electra, Orestes executes vengeance upon his mother Clytemnestra and her lover Aegisthus. This act, while fulfilling the divine mandate, sets the stage for a series of events that would haunt Orestes, marking his life with a blend of triumph and torment.
Clytemnestra is best known as the daughter of King Tyndareus of Sparta and Queen Leda, making her a princess of noble lineage. Her early years are marked by beauty, intelligence, and ambition, qualities that would shape the course of her life and the destiny of those around her.
