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Clytemnestra in a sentence

Clytemnestra meaning

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

Synonyms of Clytemnestra

mythical being

Using Clytemnestra

  • The main meaning on this page is: wife of Agamemnon, whom she killed after the Trojan War, whereupon was killed herself by their son Orestes
  • Useful related words include: mythical being.
  • In the example corpus, clytemnestra often appears in combinations such as: clytemnestra and, kill clytemnestra.

Context around Clytemnestra

  • Average sentence length in these examples: 24 words
  • Position in the sentence: 3 start, 5 middle, 4 end
  • Sentence types: 12 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations

Often before:

kill 2× pushing 1× wife 1× versions 1× troy 1× helped 1× slay 1×

Often after:

forward 1× kills 1× herself 1× turned 1× kill 1× although 1×

Sentence patterns with Clytemnestra

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

266 or clytemnestra 1× clytemnestra and aegisthus 1× figure pushing clytemnestra forward homer 1× guérin s clytemnestra and agamemnon 1× he helped clytemnestra kill her 1× his wife clytemnestra kills him 1× later versions clytemnestra herself does 1× or by clytemnestra or by 1×

Sentence openings and endings

Common sentence openings:

aeschylus 1986 choephori 1× aeschylus aeschylus wrote 1× agamemnon extended his 1× apollo had encouraged 1× clytemnestra and aegisthus 1× he and cassandra 1×

Common sentence endings:

266 or clytemnestra 1× aegisthus back story 1× agamemnon and cassandra 1× clytemnestra and aegistheus 1× daughter s death 1× for the murder 1×

Words around Clytemnestra

Just before it in the word index:

clyro 6 clypeus 2 clynelish 2 clyne 22 clymer 9 clymene 3

Just after it in the word index:

clywd 2 clywedog 5 cm 1.727 cma 205 cmaa 2 cmac 6

Similar in corpus frequency:

aadi 15 aakash 15 aayush 15 abcs 15 aberdonian 15 abhi 15

Corpus analysis for Clytemnestra

  • In this selection, "clytemnestra" usually appears in the middle of the sentence. The average example has 24 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
  • Around the word, kill, pushing, wife, forward, kills and herself stand out and add context to how "clytemnestra" is used.
  • Recognizable usage signals include 266 or clytemnestra and clytemnestra and aegisthus. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
  • By corpus frequency, "clytemnestra" sits close to words such as aadi, aakash and aayush, which helps place it inside the broader word index.

Example types with clytemnestra

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

Clytemnestra and Aegisthus then murdered both Agamemnon and Cassandra. (9 words)

He returned as an adult to slay Clytemnestra and Aegistheus. (10 words)

He helped Clytemnestra kill her husband upon his return from Troy. (11 words)

Longer example sentences

Aeschylus Aeschylus wrote in The Eumenides that Hermes helped Orestes kill Clytemnestra under a false identity and other stratagems, and also said that he was the god of searches, and those who seek things lost or stolen. (37 words)

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)

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)

Example sentences (12)

In culture Pierre-Narcisse Guérin 's Clytemnestra and Agamemnon, in which Aegisthus appears as a shadowy figure pushing Clytemnestra forward Homer gives no information about Aegisthus' back-story.

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.

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.

Aeschylus Aeschylus wrote in The Eumenides that Hermes helped Orestes kill Clytemnestra under a false identity and other stratagems, and also said that he was the god of searches, and those who seek things lost or stolen.

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.

Apollo had encouraged Orestes to kill Clytemnestra, and so bears some of the guilt for the murder.

Clytemnestra and Aegisthus then murdered both Agamemnon and Cassandra.

He and Cassandra were slain by Aegisthus (in the oldest versions of the story) or by Clytemnestra or by both of them.

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He helped Clytemnestra kill her husband upon his return from Troy.

He returned as an adult to slay Clytemnestra and Aegistheus.

In the W. B. Yeats version, it is subtly suggested that Clytemnestra, although being the daughter of Tyndareus, has somehow been traumatized by what the swan has done to her mother (see below).

When Agamemnon came home he was slain by either Aegisthus (in the oldest versions of the story) Homer, Odyssey 3:266 or Clytemnestra.

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Common combinations with clytemnestra

These word pairs occur most frequently in English texts:

Frequently asked questions

How do you use "clytemnestra" in a sentence?
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What does "clytemnestra" mean?
Clytemnestra means: wife of Agamemnon, whom she killed after the Trojan War, whereupon was killed herself by their son Orestes
What are synonyms of "clytemnestra"?
Common synonyms of "clytemnestra" include: mythical being.
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