Clytemnestra and her lover, Aegisthus, ruled Mycenae for seven years after they murdered Clytemnestra’s husband, Agamemnon, on his return from the Trojan War. They were eventually killed by Clytemnestra’s son, Orestes, with the help of his sister, Electra, to avenge Agamemnon’s murder. As she lay dying, Clytemnestra invoked the Furies against Orestes for matricide.
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