Killing of Aegisthus · Atlas

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The killing of Aegisthus1 mention

O victorious maidens of Mycenae, I report to all his friends that Orestes has conquered, and Aegisthus, the murderer of Agamemnon, lies on the ground;

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ElectraClassical · Greek

The killing of Aegisthus by Orestes during a sacrifice, narrated by the Messenger and later discussed by Electra and the Dioskouroi.

As for this corpse of Aegisthus, the citizens of Argos will cover it in the earth in burial.

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And he comes bringing a head to show you, not that of the Gorgon, but of the one you hate, Aegisthus;

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Aegisthus was angry, but my master asked, Why are you disheartened?

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OrestesClassical · Greek

Orestes' killing of Aegisthus, his mother's secret husband, alongside the matricide.

Aegisthus was her secret husband in the home;

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