# Agamemnon — Character guide

> Key figures in Agamemnon by Aeschylus.

- [Clytemnestra](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/agamemnon_se/characters/clytemnestra.md): Queen of Argos, wife of Agamemnon, who plots his murder upon his return from Troy.
- [Agamemnon](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/agamemnon_se/characters/agamemnon.md): King of Argos and leader of the Greek forces at Troy, returning home to his fate.
- [Cassandra](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/agamemnon_se/characters/cassandra.md): Trojan princess and prophetess, brought as a captive by Agamemnon, cursed to be disbelieved.
- [Aigisthos](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/agamemnon_se/characters/aigisthos.md): Clytemnestra's lover and co-conspirator in the plot against Agamemnon.
- [Apollo](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/agamemnon_se/characters/apollo.md): God of prophecy and music, who cursed Cassandra and is invoked throughout the play.
- [Zeus](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/agamemnon_se/characters/zeus.md): King of the gods, whose will and justice are central themes in the play.
- [Menelaus](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/agamemnon_se/characters/menelaus.md): Brother of Agamemnon and king of Sparta, whose wife Helen's abduction sparked the Trojan War.
- [Helen](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/agamemnon_se/characters/helen.md): Wife of Menelaus, whose abduction by Paris caused the Trojan War, often blamed for the bloodshed.
- [Orestes](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/agamemnon_se/characters/orestes.md): Son of Agamemnon and Clytemnestra, mentioned as the future avenger of his father's murder.
- [Calchas](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/agamemnon_se/characters/calchas.md): Prophet who interpreted the omen of the eagles and demanded Iphigenia's sacrifice.
- [Atreus](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/agamemnon_se/characters/atreus.md): Father of Agamemnon and Menelaus, whose curse haunts the family line.
- [Artemis](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/agamemnon_se/characters/artemis.md): Goddess who demanded the sacrifice of Iphigenia, causing the winds to fail at Aulis.
- [Herald](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/agamemnon_se/characters/herald.md): Messenger who announces Agamemnon's return from Troy to the chorus.
- [Priam](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/agamemnon_se/characters/priam.md): King of Troy, father of Hector and Paris, killed after the fall of his city.
- [Odysseus](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/agamemnon_se/characters/odysseus.md): Greek hero and king of Ithaca, mentioned in passing as part of the Trojan War narrative.
- [Hermes](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/agamemnon_se/characters/hermes.md): Messenger god, invoked as a guide for the dead and for Cassandra's final moments.
- [Aeschylus](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/agamemnon_se/characters/aeschylus.md): Author of the play, referenced in the text as the poet.

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