# Agamemnon — Electra character guide

> Agamemnon in Electra by Sophocles.

**Role:** minor

**First appearance:** 0002-electra

## Who they are

Murdered king of Argos, father of Electra and Orestes, whose death drives the plot.

## Relationships

### [Orestes](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/electra_se/characters/orestes)

_family_

Father and son, with Agamemnon's murder serving as the catalyst for Orestes' quest for justice.

### [Electra](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/electra_se/characters/electra)

_family_

Father and daughter, with Electra's grief and rage over his murder defining her entire existence.

### [Aegisthus](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/electra_se/characters/aegisthus)

_rivalry_

Aegisthus murdered Agamemnon to seize power and revenge for past family wrongs.

## In the story

### [Endnotes](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/electra_se/chapters/endnotes)

Referenced indirectly through the curse on the house of Pelops and the theme of vengeance.

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