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Aegisthus

ae·gist·hus

UK/ɪˈd͡ʒɪsθəs/ uncommon

noun

1.

(Greek mythology) seducer of Clytemnestra and murderer of Agamemnon who usurped the throne of Mycenae until Agamemnon''s son Orestes returned home and killed him

Origin

Borrowed from Latin Aegisthus, from Ancient Greek Αἴγισθος (Aígisthos).

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