Klytaimnestra
Klytaimnestra was the wife of king Agamemnon and thus the queen of Mycenae in Greek mythology. The daughter of King Tyndareus and Queen Leda of Sparta, Klytaimnestra was also the mother of Iphigenia and Orestes.
Biography[edit | edit source]
A great-granddaughter of Perseus and Andromeda through their daughter Gorgophone, Klytaimnestra was also related to the twins Kastor and Polydeukes, and Helen of Troy.[1]
When her husband returned from the Trojan War, Klytaimnestra who was unhappy with his apparent sacrifice of their daughter to appease the gods. She either killed him while he bathed, or had her lover, the king's cousin Aigisthos kill him at his homecoming banquet.[2]
Klytaimnestra bore a battleaxe which she later passed on to her daughter, and which eventually was claimed by the misthios Kassandra after she'd slain Iphigenia within her compound in the simulation of Elysium.[3]
Trivia[edit | edit source]
- Klytaimnestra (Κλυταιμνήστρα) is an Ancient Greek name either meaning "famed for her suitors" derived from μνάoμαι (mnáomai) "woo, court" or meaning "famous plotter" derived from κλῠτός (klutós) "celebrated" and μήδομαι (mḗdomai) "to plan, be cunning".
Appearances[edit | edit source]
- Assassin's Creed: Odyssey
- The Fate of Atlantis: Fields of Elysium (mentioned only)
- Discovery Tour: Ancient Greece (mentioned only)
References[edit | edit source]
- ↑ Assassin's Creed: Odyssey – Test of Courage
- ↑ Discovery Tour: Ancient Greece – Mycenae: "King Agamemnon"
- ↑ Assassin's Creed: Odyssey – The Fate of Atlantis: Fields of Elysium – Give 'Em Hades