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Title
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Cy sensuit histoire de clitemestre royne de micene
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Description
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Queen Clytemnestra of Mycenae is depicted on the left side of the illumination wearing a crown and a green dress. The man she has been having an affair with, Aegisthus, is depicted holding a sword above his head. Aegisthus and Clytemnestra conjured a plan to kill Clytemnestra’s husband, King Agamemnon, in order to gain control of Mycenae. Clytemnestra gave Agamemnon a piece of clothing that had no neck hole. He is depicted putting his head into the garment in the centre of the image. As he struggled with the clothing, the adulterer Aegisthus pierced Agamemnon with a sword. An unknown man in a white garment is illustrated hitting Agamemnon above the head with a club.
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Image Creator
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Master of Boethius (Illuminator)
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Identifier
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mta:19922
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Source Name
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Des cleres et nobles femmes, De claris mulieribus in an anonymous French translation
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Image
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mta_19922_OBJ.jpg
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Subject
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Agamemnon
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Aegisthus
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Important Women
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Famous Women
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Important Queens
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Infidelity
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Greek Mythology
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Clytemnestra