Agamemnon

noun

Ag·​a·​mem·​non ˌa-gə-ˈmem-ˌnän 

-nən

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

Examples of Agamemnon in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

Directed by Monty Python alum Terry Gilliam, Time Bandits includes cameos from fellow Pythons John Cleese and Michael Palin, as well as Sean Connery as King Agamemnon. — Danny Horn, Entertainment Weekly, 22 Feb. 2026

The movie’s cast also included Eric Bana as Hector, Orlando Bloom as Paris, Diane Kruger as Helen, Brian Cox as Agamemnon, Peter O’Toole as Priam and Sean Bean as Odysseus. — Victoria Edel, PEOPLE, 7 Jan. 2026

And among the most highly prized of the possessions taken in these raids—clearly, as Agamemnon and Achilles’ reactions show when they’re faced with losing them—are the women. — Literary Hub, 13 June 2025

Two hours away, the UNESCO World Heritage designated archeological site of Mycenae, dating from the late Bronze age, was the town of King Agamemnon and is one of the most significant archeological sites in Greece. — Laurie Werner, Forbes.com, 6 Apr. 2025

Instead of deciding himself, King Agamemnon left the choice to a jury of soldiers, who awarded the armor to Odysseus. — Antonis Kocheilas, Forbes.com, 27 Mar. 2025

Briseis’ name comes from Greek mythology and refers to the queen at the center of the conflict between Achilles and Agamemnon in Homer’s epic the Iliad. — Francesca Gariano, People.com, 1 Mar. 2025

But why would these Cassandras be heeded any more than the original Trojan prophet of doom in Aeschylus’s Agamemnon? — Niall Ferguson, Foreign Affairs, 18 May 2021

Word History

Etymology

Latin, from Greek Agamemnōn

First Known Use

14th century, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for Agamemnon

• automaton
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