Agamemnon

Gender Masculine
Usage Greek Mythology, Greek
Scripts Ἀγαμέμνων(Ancient Greek) Αγαμέμνων(Greek)
Pronounced Pron. /a.ɡa.mém.nɔːn/(Classical Greek) /æɡ.ə.ˈmɛm.nɑn/(English)  [key·simplify]

Meaning & History

Possibly means "very steadfast" in Greek. In Greek mythology he was the brother of Menelaus. He led the Greek expedition to Troy to recover his brother's wife Helen. After the Trojan War Agamemnon was killed by his wife Clytemnestra.

Related Names

User SubmissionsAgamêmnon, Agamemnón

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Entry updated May 29, 2020