Agamemnon

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Agamemnon

  • /ˌæɡəˈmɛmnɒn/ UK
  • /ˌæɡəˈmɛmnən/ UK

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Borrowed from Ancient Greek Ἀγαμέμνων (Agamémnōn, “very resolute”).

proper noun

  1. Greek One of the most distinguished heroes of Greek mythology. He is the son of King Atreus of Mycenae and Queen Aerope and the brother of Menelaus. He is famous for rallying the Greeks in the Trojan War, yet infamous for the sacrifice of his daughter Iphigenia at the commencement of the war.

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EspañolAgamenón
한국어아가멤논
日本語アガメムノン Agamemunon, アガメムノーン Agamemunōn
中文阿伽門農 /阿伽门农 Āgāménnóng
PortuguêsAgamenão, Agamenon, Agamemnon, Agamêmnon
FrançaisAgamemnon
ItalianoAgamennone
ΕλληνικάΑγαμέμνονας Agamémnonas, Αγαμέμνων Agamémnon
РусскийАгаме́мнон Agamémnon

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"Agamemnon." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/agamemnon. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026.

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Agamemnon. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/agamemnon

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@misc{agamemnon_2026,
  title = {Agamemnon},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/agamemnon},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}