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Clytemnestra

daughter of Tyndareus in Greek mythology
Person Mythological Greek Character Q131157
Clytemnestra
John Collier · Public Domain · Wikimedia

Facts

15 properties
Instance of
mythological Greek character
Sex or gender
female[15]
Father
Tyndareus[2]
Mother
Leda[3]
Spouse
Tantalus, Agamemnon[4][5]
Child
Orestes, Iphigenia, Chrysothemis, Electra, Erigone, Iphianassa, Laodice, Helena, Aletes[6][7][8][9][10][11][12][13][14]
Sibling
Pollux, Castor, Helen of Troy[33][34][35]
Work location
Ancient Greece[17]
Described by source
Small Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary, Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary, The Nuttall Encyclopædia, Metropolitan Museum of Art Tagging Vocabulary, Great Soviet Encyclopedia (1926–1947), Collier's New Encyclopedia, 1921, Encyclopædia Britannica Ninth Edition, Pauly–Wissowa[19][20][21][22][23][24][25][26]
Different from
Clytemnestra, Clitemnestra[31][32]
Name in native language
Κλυταιμνήστρα, Κλυταιμήστρα[29][30]
Place of burial
Tomb of Clytemnestra and Aigisthus at Mycenae[1]
Present in work
The Libation Bearers, Electra[27][28]
Unmarried partner
Aegisthus[16]
Worshipped by
Greek mythology[18]
🏷️ Also known as
en Clytemnestra en Clytaemnestra en Clytaemestra en Klytemnestra ar كليتيمنيسترا cs Clytaemestra cs Clytemnestra cs Klytaimnéstra da Klytaimnestra de Klytämestra de Clytemnästra de Clytämnestra de Klytämnestra el Κλυταιμνήστρα es Clitemestra es Clitemnestra fa کلایتمنسترا fa کلایته منسترا fa کلوتایمنسترا fi Klytaimestra
🔖 Identifiers · 60
VIAF cluster ID
8429159477837.7B (10.6M–8429159477837.7B, n=7)
Library of Congress Authorities ID
no2014083797
GND ID
118983504
Article ID in the Lithuanian Universal Encyclopedia Online
klitaimnestra
BIBSYS ID
1535375976454
Bibliothèque nationale de France ID
11993049s
Biblissima authority ID
AQA
British Museum person or institution ID
57631
Brockhaus Enzyklopädie online ID
klytämnestra-griechische-mythologie
CANTIC ID
981058620337106706
CERL Thesaurus ID
cnp00544102
Collective Biographies of Women ID
13326
Show all 60 identifiers +48
Comic Vine ID
4005-11139
DDB person (GND) ID
118983504
Dictionnaire des femmes de l’ancienne France ID
Clytemnestre
Digital LIMC ID
WV4acGMKQ9im2ukMclww5QF
Encyclopædia Britannica Online ID
topic/Clytemnestra-Greek-mythology
FAST ID
865002
FES digital collections entity ID
388516
FactGrid item ID
Cape Herlacher
Freebase ID
/m/0fj_6g
Getty Iconography Authority ID
901001078
Goodreads character ID
972665
Gran Enciclopèdia Catalana ID
clitemnestra
Gran Enciclopèdia Catalana ID (former scheme)
0018265
Great Norwegian Encyclopedia ID
Klytaimestra
Great Russian Encyclopedia Online ID (2017)
2074069
HAND ID
B3DF-AA16-B2C9-B235-4C89
Hederich encyclopedia article
Clytaemnestra
Hrvatska enciklopedija ID
31936
IdRef ID
028008677
Interlingual Index ID
i87090
J9U entity ID
987011339952405171
Lex ID
Klytaimnestra
Libris-URI
53hkm47p06d12s9
MANTO ID
8188055
Museum-digital person/organization ID
13217
Mythoskop ID
w1289
Myths on Maps ID
CLYT8
NE.se ID
klytaimnestra
NL CR AUT ID
mzk20251257089
National Library of Poland MMS ID
9810656790605606
Online PWN Encyclopedia ID
3923024
Open Library subject ID
clytemnestra_(greek_mythology)
Oxford Classical Dictionary ID
1702
PACTOLS thesaurus ID
pcrt9w0MpOl7NN
Personality Database profile ID
106891
Proleksis enciklopedija ID
31471
Quora topic ID
Clytemnestra-Greek-mythology
Rodovid ID
334299
SVKKL authority ID
0443535-Klytaimestra
Sandrart.net person ID
739
Topic's main category
Category:Clytemnestra
ToposText person ID
595
Treccani ID
clitennestra, clitennestra_res-92caa448-8d0c-11dc-8e9d-0016357eee51
Treccani's Enciclopedia Italiana ID
clitennestra
University of Barcelona authority ID
981058620337106706
Vikidia article ID
fr:Clytemnestre
Wolfram Language entity code
Entity["FictionalCharacter", "Clytemnestra"]
WordNet 3.1 Synset ID
09618719-n

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🔗 Connections
← Characters 10
Electra, Electra, Electra, Agamemnon, Iphigenia, The Libation Bearers, Iphigénie en Aulide, Eumenides +2 more
Child 7
Electra, Iphigenia, Orestes, Aletes, Erigone, Chrysothemis, Iphianassa
Children (maternal) 7
Electra, Iphigenia, Orestes, Aletes, Erigone, Chrysothemis, Iphianassa
Described by source 3
Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary, Pauly–Wissowa, The Nuttall Encyclopædia
Parent of 2
Leda, Tyndareus
Present in work 2
Electra, The Libation Bearers
Sibling 2
Helen of Troy, Pollux
Siblings 2
Helen of Troy, Pollux
Spouse 2
Agamemnon, Tantalus
Spouses 2
Agamemnon, Tantalus
Different from 1
Clitemnestra
Father 1
Tyndareus
Mother 1
Leda
Sex or gender 1
female
Unmarried partner 1
Aegisthus
Work location 1
Ancient Greece
Worshipped by 1
Greek mythology
← Different from 1
Clitemnestra
← FactGrid item ID 1
Saint-Bonnet-de-Valclérieux
← Killed by 1
Cassandra
← Notable role 1
Katina Paxinou
← Unmarried partner 1
Aegisthus
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FAQs

Who were Clytemnestra's parents?

Clytemnestra's father was Tyndareus[2]. Clytemnestra's mother was Leda[3].

Who was Clytemnestra married to?

Clytemnestra's spouses include Tantalus[4] and Agamemnon[5].

Related Entities

Katina Paxinou

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [15] ↑ . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
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  6. [6] ↑ . Agamemnon. wikidata.org.
  7. [7] ↑ . Iphigenia. wikidata.org.
  8. [8] ↑ . Agamemnon. wikidata.org.
  9. [9] ↑ . Agamemnon. wikidata.org.
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  11. [11] ↑ . Agamemnon. wikidata.org.
  12. [12] ↑ . Agamemnon. wikidata.org.
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  17. [17] ↑ . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
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Rolling log of changes to this entity's Wikidata record. Values shown reflect the current state of each edited property — follow the history link to see the precise diff for any edit.

  1. 4d ago · Olaf Simons · 2026-11-07 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    FactGrid item ID → Cape Herlacher
    "Changed the item: QuickStatements 3.0 batch #64987"
  2. 16d ago · Thenetrunner · 2026-10-26 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    "Added reference: Instance of: mythological Greek character, Add reference to Leeming, The Oxford Companion to World Mythology (2005); A–Z Entries, s.v. Clytemnestra."
  3. 8w ago · StarTrekker · 2026-09-13 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Spouse → Tantalus, Agamemnon
    "Changing order of values for P26"
  4. 12w ago · Trivialist · 2026-08-13 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    HAND ID → B3DF-AA16-B2C9-B235-4C89
    "Created claim: HAND ID: B3DF-AA16-B2C9-B235-4C89, batch #265669"
  5. 15w ago · Pierrotrgr · 2026-07-24 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Biblissima authority ID → AQA
    "Created claim: Biblissima authority ID: Q296329, Import ID Biblissima V3 (details)"
  6. 19w ago · Printstream · 2026-06-25 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    FES digital collections entity ID → 388516
    "Created claim: FES digital collections entity ID: 388516, #quickstatements; #temporary_batch_1782398664614"
  7. 21w ago · Jindřich Rubeš · 2026-06-12 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    SVKKL authority ID → 0443535-Klytaimestra
    "Created claim: SVKKL authority ID: 0443535-Klytaimestra, batch #259492"
  8. 26w ago · AbelDionis · 2026-05-13 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Image → Collier-Clytemnestra after the murder.jpg
    "Changed claim: Image: Collier-Clytemnestra after the murder.jpg"
  9. 27w ago · Reclus · 2026-05-04 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Open Library subject ID → clytemnestra_(greek_mythology)
    "Created claim: Open Library subject ID: clytemnestra_(greek_mythology)"
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