Electra · Character
Aegisthus
Clytemnestra's lover and co-ruler, who helped kill Agamemnon and now wears the dead king's power with a usurper's brittle confidence.
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Also known as King Aegisthus, Aegisthus Alas
First appearance: electra
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Aegisthus shares the throne and the guilt, ruling Mycenae as if the murder were already settled history. He is kept offstage for much of the action, a looming presence whose return is awaited with dread by Electra and…
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- Rivalry
- Family
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- Orestes
rivalry · negative
- Electra
rivalry · negative
- Chrysothemis
family · negative
- Agamemnon
rivalry · negative
- Electra
rivalry · negative
- Orestes
rivalry · negative
- Orestes
rivalry · negative
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