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Agamemnon meaning

One of the most distinguished heroes of Greek mythology. He is the son of King Atreus of Mycenae and Queen Aerope and the brother of Menelaus. He is famous for rallying the Greeks in the Trojan War, yet infamous for the sacrifice of his daughter Iphigenia at the commencement of the war.

Synonyms of Agamemnon

mythical being

Using Agamemnon

  • The main meaning on this page is: One of the most distinguished heroes of Greek mythology. He is the son of King Atreus of Mycenae and Queen Aerope and the brother of Menelaus. He is famous for rallying the Greeks in the Trojan War, yet infamous for the sacrifice of his daughter Iphigenia at the commencement of the war.
  • Useful related words include: mythical being.
  • In the example corpus, agamemnon often appears in combinations such as: of agamemnon, agamemnon and, agamemnon had.

Context around Agamemnon

  • Average sentence length in these examples: 23.9 words
  • Position in the sentence: 6 start, 9 middle, 5 end
  • Sentence types: 19 statements, 1 questions, 0 exclamations

Often before:

king 1× hms 1× war 1× aeschylus 1× killing 1× father 1×

Often after:

sacrificed 2× extended 1× came 1× steals 1× offers 1× reluctantly 1×

Sentence patterns with Agamemnon

These short patterns come directly from the example sentences and show how the word is often embedded:

accomplices killing agamemnon in his 1× agamemnon extended his 1× and when agamemnon came aegisthus 1× center of agamemnon s daughter 1× feud with agamemnon 1× form of agamemnon s daughter 1× gift while agamemnon was certain 1× her father agamemnon reluctantly agreed 1×

Sentence openings and endings

Common sentence openings:

abraham couldn t 1× achilles rejects all 1× achilles sits in 1× achilles was absent 1× aeschylus 1986 choephori 1× after learning from 1×

Common sentence endings:

against the turks 1× amphiaraus or deities 1× at his side 1× athens archaeological museum 1× daughter s death 1× feud with agamemnon 1×

Words around Agamemnon

Just before it in the word index:

agame 2 agamben 2 agama 12 agam 8 agalga 2 agalarov 6

Just after it in the word index:

agamic 2 agamotto 4 agamree 2 aganaba 2 agany 3 agapanthus 2

Similar in corpus frequency:

alves 82 amerindian 82 andreescu 82 andromeda 82 antimatter 82 archetypes 82

Corpus analysis for Agamemnon

  • In this selection, "agamemnon" usually appears in the middle of the sentence. The average example has 23.9 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
  • Around the word, king, hms, war, sacrificed, extended and came stand out and add context to how "agamemnon" is used.
  • Recognizable usage signals include accomplices killing agamemnon in his and agamemnon extended his. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
  • By corpus frequency, "agamemnon" sits close to words such as alves, amerindian and andreescu, which helps place it inside the broader word index.

Example types with agamemnon

The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:

Short example sentences

He was reconciled with Agamemnon and received Briseis back, untouched by Agamemnon. (12 words)

Achilles was absent during these encounters because of his feud with Agamemnon. (12 words)

Tensions really boil over when Agamemnon steals Briseis, the captured priestess, from Achilles. (13 words)

Longer example sentences

Agamemnon extended his dominion by conquest and became the most powerful prince in Greece.sfn However, when Agamemnon sacrificed his own daughter Iphigenia to appease the gods before the war with Troy, Clytemnestra turned against him. (36 words)

What You Need to Know: HMS Agamemnon, the Royal Navy's sixth Astute-class nuclear-powered attack submarine, has completed its construction phase at Barrow-in-Furness and will soon be launched into the water. (35 words)

Aeschylus (1986), Choephori; introduction by A. F. Garvie, Oxford U. P., p. x In some later versions Clytemnestra herself does the killing, or they act together as accomplices, killing Agamemnon in his own home. (34 words)

Question examples

Their exact identification is also quite uncertain and debated: do they depict athletes, or heroes, such as Agamemnon and Ajax, Mirone and Alcamene, Achilles and Patroclus, Tydeus and Amphiaraus, or deities? (31 words)

Example sentences (20)

Agamemnon extended his dominion by conquest and became the most powerful prince in Greece.sfn However, when Agamemnon sacrificed his own daughter Iphigenia to appease the gods before the war with Troy, Clytemnestra turned against him.

He was reconciled with Agamemnon and received Briseis back, untouched by Agamemnon.

In order not to be surprised by the return of Agamemnon, he sent out spies, and when Agamemnon came, Aegisthus invited him to a repast at which he had him treacherously murdered.

Artemis swears revenge and halts the winds to prevent the Greek armies from sailing to war until her demand of an equal sacrifice in the form of Agamemnon’s daughter, Iphigenia, is met.

Be sure to check out the Treasury of Atreus or the spectacular Tomb of Agamemnon while visiting Mycenae.

So, Steven is a modern approximation of King Agamemnon, with great wealth and a proverbial army of medical professionals at his side.

Their exact identification is also quite uncertain and debated: do they depict athletes, or heroes, such as Agamemnon and Ajax, Mirone and Alcamene, Achilles and Patroclus, Tydeus and Amphiaraus, or deities?

The Mask of Agamemnon, a gold funeral mask, dated 1550–1500 BC is exhibited at the Athens Archaeological Museum.

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Tensions really boil over when Agamemnon steals Briseis, the captured priestess, from Achilles.

Through wise investments she increased her worth and bought several ships, including the Agamemnon, the largest Greek warship in the 1821 revolution against the Turks.

What You Need to Know: HMS Agamemnon, the Royal Navy's sixth Astute-class nuclear-powered attack submarine, has completed its construction phase at Barrow-in-Furness and will soon be launched into the water.

To win the Trojan war, Agamemnon sacrificed his daughter; the trilogy opens with a play in which his wife Clytemnestra kills him to avenge her daughter’s death.

At the center of “Agamemnon’s Daughter” is an icy reinterpretation of the Iphigenia story.

The performance based on Aeschylus’ “Agamemnon” and Euripides’ “Iphigenia at Aulis” will be performed at the ancient Delphi site’s Roman Agora.

Abraham couldn't understand how sacrificing Isaac would be a good gift while Agamemnon was certain that sacrificing Iphigenia would be a good gift to the Greek state.

Achilles rejects all Agamemnon offers him, and simply urges the Greeks to sail home as he was planning to do.

Achilles sits in silent indignation over his humiliation at Agamemnon's hands for most of the play.

Achilles was absent during these encounters because of his feud with Agamemnon.

Aeschylus (1986), Choephori; introduction by A. F. Garvie, Oxford U. P., p. x In some later versions Clytemnestra herself does the killing, or they act together as accomplices, killing Agamemnon in his own home.

After learning from the Prophet Calchas that the plague could be dispelled by returning Chryseis to her father, Agamemnon reluctantly agreed and released his prize.

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Common combinations with agamemnon

These word pairs occur most frequently in English texts:

Frequently asked questions

How do you use "agamemnon" in a sentence?
An example: "Agamemnon extended his dominion by conquest and became the most powerful prince in Greece.sfn However, when Agamemnon sacrificed his own daughter Iphigenia to appease the gods before the war with Troy, Clytemnestra turned against him." This page contains 10+ example sentences with the word "agamemnon" from authentic English texts.
What does "agamemnon" mean?
Agamemnon means: One of the most distinguished heroes of Greek mythology. He is the son of King Atreus of Mycenae and Queen Aerope and the brother of Menelaus. He is famous for rallying the Greeks in the Trojan War, yet infamous for the sacrifice of his daughter Iphigenia at the commencement of the war.
What are synonyms of "agamemnon"?
Common synonyms of "agamemnon" include: mythical being.
How many example sentences with "agamemnon" are there?
Voorbeeldzinnen.info contains at least 10+ example sentences with "agamemnon", drawn from a database of millions of English sentences.