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PRONUNCIATION OF CLYTEMNESTRA

Clytemnestra  [ˌklaɪtɪmˈnɛstrə] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF CLYTEMNESTRA

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Clytemnestra is a noun.
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WHAT DOES CLYTEMNESTRA MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Clytemnestra

Clytemnestra

Clytemnestra or Clytaemnestra, in ancient Greek legend, was the wife of Agamemnon, ruler of the Ancient Greek kingdom of Mycenae or Argos. In the Oresteia by Aeschylus, she was a femme fatale, who murdered her husband, Agamemnon – said by Euripides to be her second husband – and the Trojan princess Cassandra, whom he had taken as war prize following the sack of Troy; however, in Homer's Odyssey, her role in Agamemnon's death is unclear and her character is significantly more subdued. The name form Κλυταιμνήστρα is commonly glossed as "famed for her suitors". However, this form is a later misreading motivated by an erroneous etymological connection to the verb μνάoμαι 'woo, court'. The original name form is believed to have been Κλυταιμήστρα, without the -mn-, and the modern form with -mn- does not occur before the middle Byzantine period. Aeschylus, in certain wordplays on her name, appears to assume an etymological link with the verb μήδoμαι, 'scheme, contrive'.

Definition of Clytemnestra in the English dictionary

The definition of Clytemnestra in the dictionary is the wife of Agamemnon, whom she killed on his return from the Trojan War.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH CLYTEMNESTRA


aspidistra
ˌæspɪˈdɪstrə
Clytaemnestra
ˌklaɪtɪmˈnestrə
extra
ˈɛkstrə
fenestra
fɪˈnɛstrə
hyoplastra
ˌhaɪəˈplæstrə
hypoplastra
ˌhaɪpəʊˈplæstrə
lustra
ˈlʌstrə
Olestra
əʊˈlestrə
orchestra
ˈɔːkɪstrə
palaestra
pəˈlɛstrə
palestra
pəˈlɛstrə
ristra
ˈrɪstrə
rostra
ˈrɒstrə
sastra
ˈʃɑːstrə
sequestra
sɪˈkwestrə
shastra
ˈʃɑːstrə
sistra
ˈsɪstrə
xiphiplastra
ˌzɪfɪˈplæstrə
Zarathustra
ˌzærəˈθuːstrə

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE CLYTEMNESTRA

Clutha
clutter
cluttered
cluttery
Clwyd
cly
Clyde
Clydebank
Clydesdale
clype
clypeal
clypeate
clypei
clypeiform
clypeus
clyster
Clytaemnestra
cm
Cmdr
CMEA

WORDS THAT END LIKE CLYTEMNESTRA

centra
chamber orchestra
cleopatra
Concertgebouw Orchestra
Cosa Nostra
Electra
Maharashtra
mantra
per ardua ad astra
Petra
Sinatra
Sintra
spectra
string orchestra
Sumatra
sutra
symphony orchestra
tetra
the Kama Sutra
youth orchestra

Synonyms and antonyms of Clytemnestra in the English dictionary of synonyms

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TRANSLATION OF CLYTEMNESTRA

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Translator English - Chinese

克吕泰涅斯特拉
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

Clitemnestra
570 millions of speakers

English

Clytemnestra
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

Clytemnestra
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

زوجة أجاميمنون
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

Клитемнестра
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

Clitemnestra
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

Clytemnestra
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

Clytemnestre
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Clytemnestra
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

Klytämnestra
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

クリテムネストラ
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

Clytemnestra
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Clytemnestra
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

Clytemnestra
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

Clytemnestra
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

क्लाईटमेनेस्ट्रा
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

Clytemnestra
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

Clitennestra
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

Klitajmestra
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

Клітемнестра
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

Clitemnestra
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

Κλυταιμνήστρα
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

Clytemnestra
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

Klytaimnestra
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

Klytaimnestra
5 millions of speakers

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Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about Clytemnestra

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «CLYTEMNESTRA»

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Encyclopedia of Women in the Ancient World
Clytemnestra Mythological Greek Queen The Trojan War, which according to myth was fought over the abduction of Greek Helen by Paris, Prince of Troy, spawned other myths that told of tragedies and strengths of Greek women. Whether ...
Joyce E. Salisbury, 2001
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Spoken Like a Woman: Speech and Gender in Athenian Drama
Clytemnestra thus rejoices not as a wife at the safe return of her husband, but as a soldier victorious in battle. Although figured as a conquering warrior, Clytemnestra's use of deceptive persuasion in the carpet scene nonetheless retains ...
Laura McClure, 1999
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Clytemnestra, the Earl's Return, the Artist, and other ...
CLYTEMNESTRA. mors'rnus. Agamemnon— CLYTEMNESTRA. My husband . . . well? EGISTHUS. (Whom may the great Gods curse!) Is scarce an hour hence. ' CLYTEMNESTRA. Then that hour's yet saved From sorrow. Smile, ZEgisthus— ...
Edward Robert Bulwer Lytton Earl of Lytton, 1855
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Tragedy and Enlightenment: Athenian Political Thought and ...
appropriately concludes the exchange with pithou, "be persuaded" (or "obey"). The triumph of Clytemnestra's persuasive power in this scene resides as much in her ability to redefine the context, and so the meaning, of Agamemnon's particular ...
Christopher Rocco, 1997
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Female Acts in Greek Tragedy
In her view it is Aegisthus who plots punishment for Thyestes' children, and Aegisthus' own later words echo the image of exacting payment for their deaths ( cheiros patro ̄ias ektinonta me ̄chanas, 1582) that Clytemnestra uses of the Alastor ...
Helene P. Foley, 2009
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Intimate Commerce: Exchange, Gender, and Subjectivity in ...
Androboulon kear: Clytemnestra's Transgressive Identity Our first introduction to Clytemnestra is in the words of the Watchman at 1o-11: "Thus commands a woman's man-counseling, hopeful heart" (cI>Se yap *paTei / yuvaikoc. 6vSp63ouXov ...
Victoria Wohl, 2010
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The Facts on File Companion to Classical Drama
The daughter of TYNDAREUS and LEDA, Clytemnestra was the sister of Phoebe, CASTOR, POLLUX, and HELEN. Clytemnestra was first married to THYESTES' son, TAN- TALUS, a prince at MYCENAE. Clytemnestra had a child by Tantalus,  ...
John E. Thorburn, 2005
8
Stages of Conflict: A Critical Anthology of Latin American ...
CLYTEMNESTRA: I was thinking of Orestes. Ah, Orestes! AGAMEMNON: You imagined Orestes was shot in his neck? CLYTEMNESTRA: (She covers her mouth.) Be quiet! How could you think such a thing. . . AGAMEMNON: You'd already ...
Diana Taylor, Sarah J. Townsend, 2008
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In Search of the Lost Feminine: Decoding the Myths that ...
Clytemnestra. Is. Sacrificed. on. the. Altar. of. Marriage. In Search of the ... Sometimes they told a very particular story, like the one about Odysseus or the one about Clytemnestra. Here was another woman who did not live by the rules, and the ...
Craig S. Barnes, 2006
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Studies in Aeschylus
CHAPTER SIX Clytemnestra and the vote of Athena1 It will not be disputed that the relationship between the sexes was a subject of great interest to Aeschylus. His Supplices turns on the question of marriage, willing or unwilling; and this is ...
Reginald Pepys Winnington-Ingram, 1983

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «CLYTEMNESTRA»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term Clytemnestra is used in the context of the following news items.
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As Greek Tragic Hero Iphigenia, Varoufakis Was Sacrificed at a …
Iphigenia is the daughter of Agamemnon and Clytemnestra in Greek mythology, whom Agamemnon is commanded to kill as a sacrifice to allow ... «Greek Reporter, Jul 15»
2
Best and Worst Moments of Orphan Black Season 3
... points for the fact that this development was foreshadowed by the fact that the clones are called Castor/Leda rather than Castor/Clytemnestra. «Outer Places, Jun 15»
3
Testing Testing 123
The myths do not mention Hermione after that, though it is said that Orestes later married his half-sister Erigone, daughter of Clytemnestra and ... «Huffington Post, Jun 15»
4
Don't Root for the Game of Thrones White Walkers Just Yet
... mythology Iphigenia's mother Clytemnestra murders Agamemnon for killing their daughter, and is then murdered by her own son as revenge. «TIME, Jun 15»
5
2015 Lincoln Center Arts Teacher Award Goes to Bay Academy's …
... having students make connections between their own dance work and Martha Graham's famous choreography for Clytemnestra. This past ... «Broadway World, Jun 15»
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That Game of Thrones scene that is still haunting you? It also …
Her mother was Clytemnestra, sister of Helen and all-round power-crazed avenger. Agamemnon, having insulted the goddess Artemis, was ... «Raw Story, Jun 15»
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Rameau, ein Berliner
... (siblings to Helen and Clytemnestra, sons of Leda). The suite centers on the katasterization, as the brothers are translated into constellations. «The Boston Musical Intelligencer, Jun 15»
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Theatre review: Oresteia
Her Clytemnestra demands empathy even in the throes of bloodlust, as she slips from concerned to crazed. It's a mesmerising performance. «City A.M., Jun 15»
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Modern take on Greek tragedy enthrals London theatergoers
His wife Clytemnestra, in a harrowing performance from Lia Williams, becomes a furious instrument of revenge for Iphigenia's death, striking ... «Reuters, Jun 15»
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Game of Thrones goes all Greek mythology on Shireen
In some versions of the text a final scene has a distraught Clytemnestra learn from a messenger that at the last moment before the sacrifice, ... «Geek, Jun 15»

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