# Agamemnon — The Iliad character guide

> Agamemnon in The Iliad by Homer.

**Role:** major

**Also known as:** Atrides, Wide-ruling Agamemnon, King Agamemnon, noble Agamemnon

**First appearance:** 0001-the-iliad

## Who they are

King of Mycenae and leader of the Greek expedition against Troy.

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