Etymology

Clytemnestra

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Today it means: wife of Agamemnon, whom she killed after the Trojan War, whereupon was killed herself by their son Orestes Full definition →

Latin Clytaemnēstra ← Ancient Greek Κλυταιμνήστρα
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  1. Ancient Greek · derived fromΚλυταιμνήστρα
  2. Latin · derived fromClytaemnēstra
  3. English todayClytemnestra

From Latin Clytaemnēstra, Ancient Greek Κλυταιμνήστρα (Klutaimnḗstra).

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