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Sister Of Orestes 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)

33%9 Killed by Orestes
noun

• (Greek mythology) the seducer of Clytemnestra and murderer of Agamemnon who usurped the throne of Mycenae until Agamemnon's son Orestes returned home and killed him

33%9 Father of Orestes and Iphigenia
noun

• (Greek mythology) the king who lead the Greeks against Troy in the Trojan War

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New York Times12 Mar 2004 Down 44
New York Times15 Feb 1997 Down 33
New York Times05 Oct 1988 Down 45
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