# Clytemnestra

> English word · Proper noun · IPA /ˌklaɪtɪmˈnɛstɹə/ · frequency rank #88,215

## Definitions
1. wife of Agamemnon, whom she killed after the Trojan War, whereupon was killed herself by their son Orestes

## Etymology
From Latin Clytaemnēstra, Ancient Greek Κλυταιμνήστρα (Klutaimnḗstra).

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/word/clytemnestra