The name Clytemnestra is usually given to a Girl.
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The origin of the name lies in Greek.
Clytemnestra is pronounced as /ˌklaɪ.təm.ˈnɛs.tɹə/(English)
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Summary
Meaning
A famous person who is also a great pleaser or wooer
Pronunciation
/ˌklaɪ.təm.ˈnɛs.tɹə/(English)
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Meaning
Latinized form of Greek Κλυταιμνήστρα (
Klytaimnestra) and Κλυταιμήστρα (Klytaimestra),
In which the first element is κλυτός (klytos) meaning "famous, noble". The spelling
Klytaimnestra would suggest the second element is μνηστήρ (mnester) meaning "courter, wooer", while Klytaimestra would suggest a connection to μήδομαι (medomai) meaning "to plan, to intend". There is debate over which spelling is earlier
Or more authentic [1], since the ancient texts seem to make puns based on both etymologies. Klytaimestra appears
In the works of the Greek tragedians such as
Aeschylus, while
Klytaimnestra appears
In Homer's poems (the earliest extant copy dating from the post-classical period).
In Greek legend
Clytemnestra was the wife of
Agamemnon and the mother of
Orestes and
Electra. While her husband was away during the
Trojan War she took a lover, and upon his return she had
Agamemnon murdered. She was subsequently killed by her son
Orestes.
Origin
Greek Mythology (Latinized)
Pronunciation
/ˌklaɪ.təm.ˈnɛs.tɹə/(English)