Agamemnon
play by Aeschylus; part 1 of the Oresteia
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Summary
Agamemnon is a dramatic work[1]. Agamemnon draws 1,333 Wikipedia views per month (dramatic work category, ranking #148 of 285).[2]
Key Facts
- Author: Aeschylus[3]
- Genre: Greek tragedy[4]
- Followed by: The Libation Bearers[5]
- Part of: Oresteia[6]
- Commons category: Agamemnon (Aeschylus)[7]
- Language of work or name: Ancient Greek[8]
- Characters: Agamemnon[9], Clytemnestra[10], Aegisthus[11], Cassandra[12]
- Has edition or translation: Agamennone[13], Agamemnon[14], Agamemnôn[15], The Agamemnon of Æschylus[16], The Agamemnon of Aeschylus[17], Q141108976[18]
- Date of first performance: 458 BC[19]
- Described by source: Æschylus[20], Aeschylean Tragedy[21]
- Title: Ἀγαμέμνων[22]
- Short name: Ag.[23]
- Narrative motif: foreknowledge of hour of death[24], resuscitation by medicines[25], dying person's curse[26], messengers announce successive misfortunes[27], cruel uncle[28]
- Form of creative work: play[29]
- Entry in abbreviations table: Aesch. Ag.[30]
Why It Matters
Agamemnon has Wikipedia articles in 10 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[31] Agamemnon is known by 11 alternative names across languages and contexts.[32]