Clytaemnestra

Clytaemnēstra (Clytemnēstra, Liv. Andron. 11 Rib.; mutilated into Cly-temēstra, Cass. Hemin. ap. Serv. ad Verg. A. 7, 631; hence the second syllable short in Aus. Epit. Her. 1, 1, 4), ae, f., = Κλυταιμνήστρα,

• the daughter of Tyndarus and Leda, and sister of Helen, Castor, and Pollux; wife of Agamemnon and mother of Orestes, Iphigenia, and Electra; she, with her paramour, Aegisthus, murdered her husband on his return from Troy, and was on that account put to death by her son Orestes, Hyg. Fab. 117 and 240; Serv. ad Verg. A. 2, 601; 3, 331; 4, 471; Auct. Her. 1, 10, 17; 1, 16, 21; Cic. Inv. 1, 13, 18; Ov. Am. 1, 7, 9; id. Nux, 26.—
• II As title of a tragedy of Attius, Cic. Off. 1, 31, 14; id. Fam. 7, 1, 2 al.—
• • B Appellative for an unfaithful wife, Cael. ap. Quint. 8, 6, 53.

Clytaemnēstra (Clytemnēstra), ae, f. (Κλυταιμνήστρα), Tochter der Leda u. Schwester der Helena, des Kastor u. Pollux, Gemahlin des Agamemnon, Mutter des Orestes, der Elektra u. Iphigenia, mit Hilfe ihres Buhlen Ägisthus Mörderin des von Troja heimkehrenden Gemahls, daher von ihrem Sohne Orestes in Blutrache erschlagen, Cornif. rhet. 1, 17. Cic. de inv. 1, 31. Ov. am. 1, 7, 9 u.a.; vgl. Hygin. fab. 117 u. 240: als Gegenstand einer Tragödie des Accius, Cic. de off. 1, 114. – Plur., Serg. expl. in Donat. 1. p. 490, 21 K. – dah. appellat., »eine Klytämnestra« = eine unkeusche Frau, Cael. b. Quint. 8, 6, 53: u. = Gattenmörderin, Iuven. 6, 656. – ➳ Nach Fleckeisen Fünfzig Artikel usw. S. 13 soll Clytaemestra od. Clytemestra nach den besten Hdschrn. bei Cicero u.a. die einzig richtige latein. Schreibung sein; vgl. auch (über die Formen Clutemestra, Clytemestra u. Cliteminestra) Ritschl. opusc. 2, 497 f.; 502; 517 f.; Cliteministra auch Not. Tir. 186. – Bei Liv. Andr. tr. fr. 11 u. Auson. epit. her. 1, 4 mit kurzer, bei Iuven. 6, 656 mit langer drittletzter Silbe gemessen.

Clўtæmnēstra, æ, f. (Κλυταιμνήστρα), ¶ 1 Clytemnestre [femme dʼAgamemnon] : Cic. Inv. 1, 18 ¶ 2 [fig.] femme qui tue son mari : Juv. 6, 656 || femme impudique : Cæl. d. Quint. 8, 6, 53.

Clytaemnestra

(Κλυταιμνήστρα ), a daughter of Tyndareus and Leda, and sister of Castor, Timandra, and Philonoe, and half-sister of Polydeuces and Helena. She was married to Agamemnon. (Apollod. 3.10.6, &c.) For the particulars of the stories about her see Agamemnon, Aegisthus, Orestes. [L.S]

Clytaemnestra

(Κλυταιμνήστρα). A daughter of Tyndarus, king of Sparta, by Leda. She was born, together with her brother Castor, from one of the eggs which her mother brought forth after her amour with Zeus under the form of a swan. She married Agamemnon, king of Mycenae, and when this monarch went to the Trojan War, he left his wife and family, and all his affairs, to the care of his relation Aegisthus. But the latter proved unfaithful to his trust, corrupted Clytaemnestra, and usurped the throne. Agamemnon, on his return home, was murdered by his guilty wife, who was herself afterwards slain, along with Aegisthus, by Orestes, son of the deceased monarch. For a more detailed account, see the articles Agamemnon and Orestes.

Clytaemnestra Clytaemnestra, daughter of Tyndareus by Leda

• wife of Agamemnon: Apollod. 3.10.5, Apollod. E.2.15
• married first to Tantalus and then to Agamemnon: Paus. 2.18.2, Paus. 2.22.3
• sends Iphigenia to Aulis: Apollod. E.3.20
• corrupted by Aegisthus: Apollod. E.6.7
• with Aegisthus, murders Agamemnon and Cassandra: Apollod. E.6.21
• murdered by Orestes: Apollod. E.6.23
• mother of Erigone by Aegisthus: Apollod. E.6.23
• her grave: Paus. 2.16.7
• her likeness: Paus. 3.19.6
• her Furies: Paus. 8.34.4