Examples of Clytemnestra in a Sentence
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Like Flock, Motz is interested in the lore of female vengeance: Judith beheading Holofernes, Medea killing her sons to spite Jason, Clytemnestra stabbing Agamemnon in the bath.
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Alexandra Schwartz, The New Yorker, 5 Feb. 2024
Near the end of the play, Clytemnestra hauls into view a black sheet with the bloodied bodies of Agamemnon and Cassandra.
—Teju Cole, New York Times, 12 Sep. 2023
Alexandra Schwartz, The New Yorker, 5 Feb. 2024
Near the end of the play, Clytemnestra hauls into view a black sheet with the bloodied bodies of Agamemnon and Cassandra.
—Teju Cole, New York Times, 12 Sep. 2023
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Word History
Etymology
Latin, from Greek Klytaimnēstra
First Known Use
15th century, in the meaning defined above
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The first known use of Clytemnestra was
in the 15th century
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“Clytemnestra.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/Clytemnestra. Accessed 16 Apr. 2024.
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