Agamemnon was the king of Mycenae or Argos and the commander of the Greek army in the Trojan War, which was fought for the recovery of Helen, wife of Agamemnon’s brother, Menelaus. When the Greek fleet was stranded at the port of Aulis because of the calm or contrary winds sent by Artemis, Agamemnon sacrificed his daughter Iphigeneia to appease the goddess. During the war he became involved in a bitter dispute with Achilles over their prizes of war, prompting Achilles to withdraw from fighting. On his return to Greece, Agamemnon was murdered by his cousin Aegisthus, who had seduced Agamemnon’s wife, Clytemnestra.
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