Agamemnon
noun
Ag·a·mem·non
ˌa-gə-ˈmem-ˌnän 
-nən
: a king of Mycenae and leader of the Greeks in the Trojan War
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There’s that great scene in the film where Agamemnon’s mask is lifted off, and it’s revealed to be Sean Connery playing him.
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Alex Ritman, Variety, 24 July 2024
Achilles, enraged that Agamemnon has stolen his war-prize concubine, vows to hang up his armor.
—Charles McNulty, Los Angeles Times, 26 June 2024
But in the myth, spelled out in Aeschylus’s Agamemnon, the oracle survived the sack of Troy and was later murdered by Clytemnestra, the avenging wife of the tragedy’s titular king.
—Craig Jenkins, Vulture, 23 Apr. 2024
Like Flock, Motz is interested in the lore of female vengeance: Judith beheading Holofernes, Medea killing her sons to spite Jason, Clytemnestra stabbing Agamemnon in the bath.
—Alexandra Schwartz, The New Yorker, 5 Feb. 2024
Taylor, who is tall, elastic-limbed, and flame-headed, and Rivera, who is diminutive and constantly seesawing between BDE and hapless confusion, get real mileage out of Agamemnon and Menelaus.
—Sara Holdren, Vulture, 20 Oct. 2023
On his return home from the Trojan War, Agamemnon is ostentatiously welcomed by his queen, Clytemnestra.
—Teju Cole, New York Times, 12 Sep. 2023
The priest offers to ransom her with a priceless treasure, which Agamemnon spurns rudely, and Apollo punishes this sacrilege with a plague.
—Judith Thurman, The New Yorker, 11 Sep. 2023
When Agamemnon’s queen, Klytemnestra (Anastasia Hille), learns of the plot to advance the war at the price of her child’s life, a ferocious battle of wills unfolds, with Ms. Hille tearing into Agamemnon with a scorching heat to match Mr. Wright’s own.
—Charles Isherwood, WSJ, 28 July 2022
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Alex Ritman, Variety, 24 July 2024
Achilles, enraged that Agamemnon has stolen his war-prize concubine, vows to hang up his armor.
—Charles McNulty, Los Angeles Times, 26 June 2024
But in the myth, spelled out in Aeschylus’s Agamemnon, the oracle survived the sack of Troy and was later murdered by Clytemnestra, the avenging wife of the tragedy’s titular king.
—Craig Jenkins, Vulture, 23 Apr. 2024
Like Flock, Motz is interested in the lore of female vengeance: Judith beheading Holofernes, Medea killing her sons to spite Jason, Clytemnestra stabbing Agamemnon in the bath.
—Alexandra Schwartz, The New Yorker, 5 Feb. 2024
Taylor, who is tall, elastic-limbed, and flame-headed, and Rivera, who is diminutive and constantly seesawing between BDE and hapless confusion, get real mileage out of Agamemnon and Menelaus.
—Sara Holdren, Vulture, 20 Oct. 2023
On his return home from the Trojan War, Agamemnon is ostentatiously welcomed by his queen, Clytemnestra.
—Teju Cole, New York Times, 12 Sep. 2023
The priest offers to ransom her with a priceless treasure, which Agamemnon spurns rudely, and Apollo punishes this sacrilege with a plague.
—Judith Thurman, The New Yorker, 11 Sep. 2023
When Agamemnon’s queen, Klytemnestra (Anastasia Hille), learns of the plot to advance the war at the price of her child’s life, a ferocious battle of wills unfolds, with Ms. Hille tearing into Agamemnon with a scorching heat to match Mr. Wright’s own.
—Charles Isherwood, WSJ, 28 July 2022
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“Agamemnon.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/Agamemnon. Accessed 17 Dec. 2024.
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