# Electra — Character guide

> Key figures in Electra by Sophocles.

- [Electra](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/electra_se/characters/electra.md): Daughter of Agamemnon and Clytemnestra, consumed by grief and vengeance for her father's murder.
- [Orestes](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/electra_se/characters/orestes.md): Son of Agamemnon, returns in disguise to avenge his father's death with Electra's help.
- [Clytemnestra](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/electra_se/characters/clytemnestra.md): Queen of Argos, murderer of her husband Agamemnon, now ruling with Aegisthus.
- [Aegisthus](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/electra_se/characters/aegisthus.md): Clytemnestra's lover and co-ruler, complicit in Agamemnon's murder.
- [Chrysothemis](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/electra_se/characters/chrysothemis.md): Electra's more cautious sister, who urges compromise and fears the consequences of revenge.
- [Aged Servant](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/electra_se/characters/aged_servant.md): Loyal old servant of the house who helps Orestes execute his plan.
- [Pylades](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/electra_se/characters/pylades.md): Orestes's faithful friend and companion, silent but present throughout the revenge plot.
- [Agamemnon](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/electra_se/characters/agamemnon.md): Murdered king of Argos, father of Electra and Orestes, whose death drives the plot.
- [Apollo](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/electra_se/characters/apollo.md): God who commands Orestes to avenge his father, guiding the action from afar.
- [Zeus](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/electra_se/characters/zeus.md): Supreme god invoked by Electra and others for justice and vengeance.
- [Artemis](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/electra_se/characters/artemis.md): Goddess of the hunt, referenced in the context of sacrifice and divine will.
- [Menelaus](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/electra_se/characters/menelaus.md): Brother of Agamemnon, king of Sparta, mentioned in passing as part of the royal family.
- [Amphiaraus](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/electra_se/characters/amphiaraus.md): Legendary seer and warrior, briefly referenced as an example of fate.
- [The Greeks](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/electra_se/characters/the_greeks.md): Collective Greek army or people, referenced as a background force.

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