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clytemnestra

/ˌklaɪtɪmˈnɛstɹə/

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proper noun

  1. wife of Agamemnon, whom she killed after the Trojan War, whereupon was killed herself by their son Orestes

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Heinsius considers Agamemnon cautious when he left Demodocus near Clytemnestra, as he remarks that Demodocus was infibulated.
George M. (George Milbrey) Gould; Walter L. (Walter Lytle) PyleAnomalies and Curiosities of MedicineProject Gutenberg ebook #747