Agamemnon

See also: Agamemnón and Agamêmnon

English

Etymology

From Ancient Greek Ἀγαμέμνων (Agamémnōn, “very resolute”).

Pronunciation

(Received Pronunciation) IPA^(key): /æɡæˈmɛmnɒn/

Proper noun

Agamemnon

(Greek mythology) One of the most distinguished heroes of Greek mythology. He is the son of King Atreus of Mycenae and Queen Aerope and the brother of Menelaus. He is attributed with rallying the Greeks for the Trojan War.

Coordinate terms

Menelaus

Translations

Greek hero

Armenian: Ագամեմնոն (hy) (Agamemnon)
Old Armenian: Ագամեմնոն (Agamemnon)
Danish: Agamemnon
Greek: Αγαμέμνονας m (Agamémnonas)
Ancient: Ἀγαμέμνων (Agamémnōn)
Greenlandic: Agamemnoni

Inuktitut: ᐊᒐᒥᒻᓄᓐ (agamimnun)
Italian: Agamennone (it)
Portuguese: Agamenão, Agamenon (pt), Agamemnon (pt), Agamêmnon
Russian: Агаме́мнон (ru) m (Agamémnon)
Spanish: Agamenón (es) m
Swedish: Agamemnon (sv)

Further reading

Agamemnon on Wikipedia.Wikipedia

French

Etymology

Borrowed from Ancient Greek Ἀγαμέμνων (Agamémnōn).

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /a.ɡa.mɛm.nɔ̃/

Proper noun

Agamemnon m

Agamemnon

Portuguese

Proper noun

Agamemnon m

Alternative form of Agamenão

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