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Aegisthus didn't actually kill Agamemnon, Clytaemnestra actually killed Agamemnon by stabbing him after luring him in for a bath after returning from Troy. Aegisthus does however help Clytaemnestra plot his death after seducing her.
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Why did Aegisthus kill Agamemnon?
Agamemnon's father, Atreus, displaced Aegisthus' father on the throne.
Who was Aegisthus?
Aegisthus was the son of Thyestes and his daughter, Pelopia. He was Clytemnestra's lover, though she was married to Agamemnon, and helped her kill him.
What happened to Agamemnon after the fall of troy?
Agamemnon , upon his return home from Troy , was murdered by his wife Clytemnestra's lover Aegisthus .
What is the story of Aegisthus Agamemnon Clytemnestra and Orestes?
King Agamemnon of Mycenae was at the Trojan war. His wife, Clytemnestra, cheated on him with Aegisthus. When Agamemnon came back from the Trojan War, Clytemnestra and Aegistus teamed up and chopped his head off. Orestes is Clytemnestra and Agamemnon's son. He killed his mother, Clytemnestra to avenge his father.
What became of Cassandra at the end of the Trojan war?
From Wikipedia: At the fall of Troy, [Cassandra] sought shelter in the temple of Athena, where she was violently abducted and raped by Ajax the Lesser. Cassandra was then taken as a concubine by King Agamemnon of Mycenae. Unbeknownst to Agamemnon, while he was away at war, his wife, Clytemnestra, had begun an affair with Aegisthus. Clytemnestra and Aegisthus then murdered both Agamemnon and Cassandra. Some sources mention that Cassandra and Agamemnon had twin boys, Teledamus and Pelops, both of whom were killed by Aegisthus.
Why did Aegisthus kill Agamemnon?
Agamemnon's father, Atreus, displaced Aegisthus' father on the throne.
Why Aegisthus kill Agamemnon?
Agamemnon's father, Atreus, displaced Aegisthus' father on the throne.
Who was Aegisthus?
Aegisthus was the son of Thyestes and his daughter, Pelopia. He was Clytemnestra's lover, though she was married to Agamemnon, and helped her kill him.
Who did Aegisthus murder?
Agamemnon.
Who is the person that took agamemnon's wife?
Aegisthus.
Why is Zeus angry with Aegisthus in the book The Odyssey?
Aegisthus is singled out by Zeus as an example of how men blamed the gods for what their own wickedness had spawned. Aegisthus was killed by Orestes, as Aegisthus killed Orestes' father, Agamemnon. He had been warned by Hermes that the death of the son of Atreus would be avenged by Orestes, yet this did not restrain him from killing Agamemnon.
What happened to Agamemnon after the fall of troy?
Agamemnon , upon his return home from Troy , was murdered by his wife Clytemnestra's lover Aegisthus .
What is the story of Aegisthus Agamemnon Clytemnestra and Orestes?
King Agamemnon of Mycenae was at the Trojan war. His wife, Clytemnestra, cheated on him with Aegisthus. When Agamemnon came back from the Trojan War, Clytemnestra and Aegistus teamed up and chopped his head off. Orestes is Clytemnestra and Agamemnon's son. He killed his mother, Clytemnestra to avenge his father.
Whose death does agamemnon add to the list of clytem-nestra's crimes?
Aegisthus
What became of Cassandra at the end of the Trojan war?
From Wikipedia: At the fall of Troy, [Cassandra] sought shelter in the temple of Athena, where she was violently abducted and raped by Ajax the Lesser. Cassandra was then taken as a concubine by King Agamemnon of Mycenae. Unbeknownst to Agamemnon, while he was away at war, his wife, Clytemnestra, had begun an affair with Aegisthus. Clytemnestra and Aegisthus then murdered both Agamemnon and Cassandra. Some sources mention that Cassandra and Agamemnon had twin boys, Teledamus and Pelops, both of whom were killed by Aegisthus.
Why does Clytemnestra hate Agamemnon?
There are two different stories:Agamemnon sacrificed their daughter, Iphigenia, and this made Clytemnestra angry.Clytemnestra was unfaithful and took on a lover, Aegisthus, and because of this, she killed her husband, Agamemnon.
How does Agamemnon die?
When Troy was taken, many Trojan women were made captives, and Cassandra was awarded to Agamemnon, who brought her as a concubine to Mycenae. But on his return, he and her new concubine were murdered by Aegisthus and Clytaemnestra, who had become lovers. Aegisthus became then king of Mycenae.
