Agamemnon
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Summary
Agamemnon is a mythological Greek character[1]. He ranks in the top 2% of mythological greek character entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (67,164 views/month).[2]
Key Facts
- Place of burial: Tomb of Agamemnon with statue at Amyklai[3], Agamemnon's tomb in Mycenae[4]
- Father: Atreus[5]
- Mother: Aerope[6]
- Spouse: Clytemnestra[7]
- Child: Orestes[8], Iphigenia[9], Chrysothemis[10], Elektra[11], Laodice[12], Iphianassa[13], Teledamus[14], Chryses[15], Pelops[16], Halaesus[17], Hyperion[18]
- Position held: king of Mycenae[19]
- Sex or gender: male[20]
- Commons category: Agamemnon[21]
- Unmarried partner: Chryseis[22], Briseis[23], Cassandra[24]
- Participated in conflict: Trojan War[25]
- Topic's main category: Category:Agamemnon[26]
- Worshipped by: Greek mythology[27]
- Described by source: Great Soviet Encyclopedia (1926–1947)[28], Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary[29], Pauly–Wissowa[30], Otto's encyclopedia[31], Encyclopædia Britannica 11th edition[32], 1870 Dictionary of Greek and Roman Biography and Mythology[33], Russian translation of Lübker's Antiquity Lexicon[34], The Nuttall Encyclopædia[35], Small Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary[36], Meyers Konversations-Lexikon, 4th edition (1885–1890)[37], New International Encyclopedia[38], The New Student's Reference Work[39], Armenian Soviet Encyclopedia, vol. 1[40]
- Present in work: Iliad[41]
- Name in native language: Ἀγαμέμνων[42]
- Different from: Agamemnon[43]
- Sibling: Menelaus[44], Anaxibia[45], Astyoche[46]
- On focus list of Wikimedia project: Wikipedia:Vital articles/Level/4[47]
- Narrative role: main character[48]
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Works and Contributions
Things named for Agamemnon include Mask of him[49], an archaeological find[50], founded in -1600[51]; Araxos Airport[52], an airport[53], in Greece[54]; Graphium agamemnon[55], a taxon[56]; 911 he[57], an asteroid[58]; HMS Agamemnon[59], an ironclad warship[60]; and Mount Agamemnon[61], a mountain[62].
Why It Matters
Agamemnon has Wikipedia articles in 30 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[63] He is known by 41 alternative names across languages and contexts.[64]
Entities named for him include Mask of him[49], an archaeological find[50], founded in -1600[51]; Araxos Airport[52], an airport[53], in Greece[54]; Graphium agamemnon[55], a taxon[56]; 911 he[57], an asteroid[58]; HMS Agamemnon[59], an ironclad warship[60]; and Mount Agamemnon[61], a mountain[62].
FAQs
Who were Agamemnon's parents?
Agamemnon's father was Atreus[5]. Agamemnon's mother was Aerope[6].
Who was Agamemnon married to?
Agamemnon's spouses include Clytemnestra[7].