Aegisthus
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Ae·gis·thus

noun \i-ˈjis-thəs\

Definition of AEGISTHUS

: a lover of Clytemnestra slain with her by her son Orestes

Origin of AEGISTHUS

Latin, from Greek Aigisthos
First Known Use: 1567

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