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Bestow Artistic Distinction On Greek Heroine Crossword Clue

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noun

• (Greek mythology) the daughter of Agamemnon and Clytemnestra; persuaded her brother (Orestes) to avenge Agamemnon's death by helping her to kill Clytemnestra and her lover (Aegisthus)

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31%8Greek heroine
noun

• (Greek mythology) the wife of Odysseus and a symbol of devotion and fidelity; for 10 years while Odysseus fought the Trojan War she resisted numerous suitors until Odysseus returned and killed them

• a genus of guans (turkey-like arboreal birds valued as game and food birds)

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