In
Greek mythology,
Agamemnon (; from *Ἀγαμέδμων [from ἄγαν, "very much" and , "think on"], "very steadfast") was the son of King
Atreus and Queen
Aerope of
Mycenae, the brother of
Menelaus, the husband of
Clytemnestra and the father of
Iphigenia,
Electra or Laodike (Λαοδίκη),
Orestes and
Chrysothemis. Mythical legends make him the king of Mycenae or
Argos, thought to be different names for the same area. When
Helen, the wife of Menelaus, ran off with
Paris of Troy, Agamemnon commanded the united Greek armed forces in the ensuing
Trojan War.
