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Clytemnestra, holding a dagger, approaches King Agamemnon as he lies on a bed behind a curtain, while a male figure stands behind her urging her forward. The Ghost of Clytemnestra Awakening the Furies by John Downman shows a glowing ghostly figure confronting a group of distressed figures, including the Furies, who react with fear and agitation in a dramatic mythological scene. Electra and Orestes killing Aegisthus
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  • Gitanjali Roy
    Gitanjali Roy is deputy managing editor, Encyclopaedia Britannica. She has over two decades of editorial experience across digital and broadcast media.

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Article thoroughly revised. Mar 27, 2026
Add new Web site: Mythology.net - Clytemnestra. Nov 23, 2021
Add new Web site: Fact Monster - Entertainment - Clytemnestra. Nov 22, 2011
Add new Web site: In2Greece - Clytemnestra. Nov 21, 2011
Add new Web site: Encyclopedia Mythica - Clytemnestra. Nov 21, 2011
Article revised. Oct 18, 1999
New article added. Feb 24, 1999
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