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Aegisthus

The lover of Clytemnestra who helped murder Agamemnon, later killed by Orestes.

minor

Also known as treacherous Aegisthus

First appearance: the odyssey

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NENestorPAPallas AtheneTETelemachusMEMenelausAGAgamemnonAEAegisthus

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