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Title
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Clitemestra Micenarum regina
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Description
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Queen Clytemnestra of Mycenae is depicted on the far-left side of the engraving wearing a crown. In front of Clytemnestra is the person she has been having an affair with: Aegisthus. 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. As he struggled with the garment, the adulterer Aegisthus pierced Agamemnon with a sword (this is depicted on the left side of the image). Orestes, the son of Agamemnon and Clytemnestra, sought to avenge his father’s death. He is depicted on the right side of the engraving killing both his mother and Aegisthus.
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Image Creator
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Anonymous (Engraver)
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Identifier
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mta:18154
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Source Name
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Iohannis Bocacij in librum de claris mulieribus
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Image
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Subject
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Aegisthus
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Orestes
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Important Women
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Famous Women
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Important Queens
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Greek Legend
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Infidelity
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Agamemnon
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Clytemnestra