Agamemnon


Ag·a·mem·non

noun \ˌa-gə-ˈmem-ˌnän, -nən\

Definition of AGAMEMNON

: a king of Mycenae and leader of the Greeks in the Trojan War

Origin of AGAMEMNON

Latin, from Greek Agamemnōn
First Known Use: 14th century

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