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	Aegisthus - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		In Greek mythology, Aegisthus ("goat strength", also transliterated as Aegisthos or Aigísthos) was the son of Thyestes and his daughter, Pelopia.
		Aegisthus and Thyestes ruled over Mycenae jointly, exiling Atreus' sons, Agamemnon and Menelaus to Sparta, where King Tyndareus gave the pair his daughters, Clytemnestra and Helen, to take as wives.
		Aegisthus then took the singer to a deserted island, and Clytemnestra was seduced.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Aegisthus (356 words)

	Aegisthus, Greek Mythology Link.
		Aegisthus came to the prison to carry out Atreus' request, but he appeared in front of the prisoner wearing the sword that Thyestes 1 had lost when he ravished his own daughter Pelopia 4.
		For Aegisthus this was a day of glory and joy, which had brought the death of the son of Atreus, who had driven him and his father out of the kingdom years ago.
		Aegisthus, Aerope 1, Agamemnon, Agorius, Aletes 1, Anaxibia 4, Ares, Atreus, Catreus, Clytaemnestra, Damasius, Echelas, Erigone 1, Gras, Himas, Hippodamia 3, Leda, Naiad 3, Oenomaus 1, Orestes 2, Pelopia 4, Pelops 1, Penthilus 1, Pluto 3, Strophius 1, Strophius 1's Daughter, Tantalus 1, Thyestes 1, Tyndareus, Zeus.
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	Encyclopedia: Thyestes
		In Greek mythology, Thyestes was the son of Pelops, King of Mycenae, and Hippodamia and father of Pelopia and Aegisthus.
		However, when Aegisthus was first born, he was abandoned by his mother, ashamed of her incestuous act.
		Aegisthus and Thyestes ruled over Mycenae jointly, exiling Atreus' sons, Agamemnon and Menelaus to Sparta, where King Tyndareus gave the pair their wives, his daughters, Clytemnestra and Helen.
	www.nationmaster.com /encyclopedia/Thyestes (567 words)

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		Aegisthus' situation is somewhat related to that of the suitors.
		Aegisthus paid no heed to Hermes, just as the warning sent from Zeus to the council in Ithaca was ignored, even scoffed at by the suitors.
		Aegisthus' story tells readers everything they need to know about the ancient world in a few lines while also preparing them for what is to come.
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	Clytaemnestra, Greek Mythology Link.
		Aegisthus was by no means a newcomer; for he had, years before, murdered his cousin Agamemnon's father Atreus, extending the chain of crimes which tormented the family of the Pelopides, since the Curse of Myrtilus.
		For when Aegisthus seized power in Mycenae, he, being naturally hostile towards Agamemnon's descendants, would have probably murdered the little prince Orestes 2, had he not been smuggled out of the country to be raised by Strophius 1 in Phocis, the region bordering the Gulf of Corinth west of Boeotia.
		Aegisthus was the son of Thyestes 1 and Pelopia 4; this girl was herself daughter of Thyestes 1.
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	Aegisthus
		When Aegisthus was born, Atreus accepted him as his own son, not knowing that he had been fathered by Thyestes.
		Aegisthus later learned his true identity and, urged by Thyestes, killed Atreus.
		While Agamemnon, king of Mycenae, was away fighting in the Trojan War, Aegisthus became the lover of Queen Clytemnestra.
	www.pantheon.org /articles/a/aegisthus.html (142 words)

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		Upon reaching adulthood, Thyestes revealed Aegisthus' true parentage, that he was both father and uncle to Aegisthus, who then killed Atreus and seized the throne.
		When Agamemnon left Mycenae for the Trojan War, Aegisthus seduced his wife, Clytemnestra (daughter: Erigone), and plotted to kill her husband upon his return.
		Eight years later, Agamemnon's son, Orestes, and his daughter, Electra, returned to Mycenae and killed both their mother, Clytemnestra, and Aegisthus.
	www.yourencyclopedia.net /aegisthus.html (342 words)

	SparkNotes: Electra: Exodus, Lines 1860–2008
		Aegisthus expresses his pleasure and demands that Electra open the gates and the doors of the house so that all Mycenaeans might be able to see the corpse that he believes belongs to Orestes.
		Aegisthus commands Orestes, whom he believes to be a stranger from Phocia, to uncover the corpse, whereupon Orestes tells Aegisthus to uncover it himself.
		Aegisthus himself is endowed with a touch of humanity, worrying not to offend the gods and offering to undo potentially offensive remarks.
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	Encyclopedia: Aegisthus
		An oracle is a person or agency considered to be a source of wise counsel or prophetic opinion; an infallible authority, usually spiritual in nature.
		The Trojan War was a war waged, according to legend, against the city of Troy in Asia Minor by the armies of the Achaeans, following the kidnapping (or elopement) of Helen of Sparta by Paris of Troy.
		In Greek mythology, Alete was a son of Aegisthus.
	www.nationmaster.com /encyclopedia/Aegisthus (1029 words)

	Electra (Sophocles) - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		She suddenly turns to her sister with a proposal to kill Aegisthus, but Chrysothemis refuses to help, pointing out the impracticability of the plan.
		As Aegisthus returns home, they quickly put her corpse under a sheet and present it to him as the body of Orestes.
		They escort Aegisthus off set to be killed at the hearth, the same location Agamemnon was slain.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Electra_(Sophocles) (598 words)

	Agamemnon (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
		Atreus was murdered by Aegisthus, who took possession of the throne of Mycenae and ruled jointly with his father Thyestes.
		Aegisthus, who in the interval had seduced Clytemnestra, invited him to a banquet at which he was treacherously slain, Cassandra also being put to death by Clytemnestra.
		According to the account given by Pindar and the tragedians, Agamemnon was slain by his wife alone in a bath, a piece of cloth or a net having first been thrown over him to prevent resistance.
	www.wikiverse.org /agamemnon (869 words)

	Euripides’ Electra: Study Guide
		Thystes: Thyestes, the father of Aegisthus, was the brother of Atreus, who was the father of Agamemnon and Menelaus.
		Aegisthus, as Electra sees it, believed he could win his race against Justice.
		While Aegisthus had initially been able to outrun Justice, eventually it overtook him in the form of Orestes.
	www3.baylor.edu /~John_Thorburn/electra.html (1971 words)

	Aegisthus -- Aegisthus is in de Griekse mythologie de zoon geboren uit een i... (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
		Aegisthus -- Aegisthus is in de Griekse mythologie de zoon geboren uit een i...
		Aegisthus is in de Griekse mythologie de zoon geboren uit een incestueus treffen tussen Thyestes en zijn dochter Pelopia.
		Thyestes echter herkende Aegisthus aan het zwaard dat hij droeg, openbaarde hem zijn afstamming, en overhaalde hem om niet hemzelf maar Atreus te vermoorden.
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	Clytemnestra
		While Agamemnon is away, Aegisthus plotted to seduce Clytemnestra and murder Agamemnon once he returned from the Trojan War.
		As the years passed, and there was no word that the war was anywhere near an end, Clytemnestra weakened and welcomed the sensuous advances of Aegisthus.
		Aegisthus marries Clytemnestra to become King but is no more than a puppet to Clytemnestra.
	www.pantheon.org /articles/c/clytemnestra.html (476 words)

	The Libation Bearers Study Guide / The Libation Bearers Summary
		Aegisthus declares that he will demand to know the exact details of Orestes' death, and whether these men saw him die themselves right in front of their eyes, or if they are merely spreading some rumor or piece of gossip that they had heard secondhand from somebody else.
		Orestes is confident, swearing that he has preserved his father's honor, and he orders the servants to spread out the robe used to murder his father upon the ground, commenting on how cowardly it was for her to have used this robe to kill her own husband.
		Orestes dismisses Aegisthus' role as much simpler, for he was a seducer and a traitor, yet Clytaemnestra's situation is much more serious.
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	Aegisthus (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
		In Greek mythology, Aegisthus ("goat strength",also transliterated as Aegisthos orAigísthos) was the son of Thyestes and his daughter, Pelopia.
		Upon reaching adulthood,Thyestes revealed Aegisthus' true parentage, that he was both father and uncle to Aegisthus, who then killed Atreus and seizedthe throne.
		Aegisthus and Thyestes ruled over Mycenae jointly, exiling Atreus' sons, Agamemnon and Menelaus to Sparta, where King Tyndareus gave the pair their wives, hisdaughters, Clytemnestra and Helen.When Tyndareus died, he gave his throne to Menelaus, who then helped Agamemnon overthrow Aegisthus and Thyestes.
	www.therfcc.org /aegisthus-124400.html (287 words)

	MSN Encarta - Search Results - Aegisthus
		Aegisthus, in Greek mythology, the son of Thyestes and his daughter Pelopia.
		Desiring to avenge himself upon his brother Atreus and acting on the...
		He was still a child when his mother and her lover, Aegisthus,...
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	Notebook (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
		Aegisthus reigned at Mycenae with his father Thyestes after having slain his uncle Atreus.
		Agamemnon expelled him and when the former was absent at Troy, Aegisthus lived in sin with Clytemnestra with whose connivance he murdered the lawful king upon his return from troy.
		Aegisthus in turn was slain by Orestes, son of Agamemnon to avenge his father's death.
	www.noteaccess.com /APPROACHES/AGW/Aegisthus.htm (130 words)

	Dictionary of Greek and Roman Biography and Mythology, page 26 (v. 1) (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
		This sword became the means by which the incestuous intercourse between her and her father was discovered, whereupon she put an end to her own life.
		Atreus in his enmity towards his brother sent Aegisthus to kill him; but the sword which Aegisthus carried was the cause of the recognition between Thyestes and his son, and the latter returned and slew his uncle Atreus, while he was offering a sacrifice on the sea-coast.
		Aegisthus and his father now took possession of their lawful inheritance from which they had been expelled by Atreus.
	www.ancientlibrary.com /smith-bio/0035.html (1034 words)

	The Wrath of Achilles html
		As Xena and Aegisthus walk though the entryway to the grand hall, the camera glances backwards, to see Gabrielle's contorted face, and Kore whispering to her.
		Aegisthus, sword drawn and with a trace of blood on his tunic, appears in front of the dead king, protecting Clytaemnestra.
		Aegisthus screams with the pain; Xena, arms around his waist, turns him to face the hall.
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	Aeschylus Introduction To Aeschylus The Oresteia Introduction Background This is the only complete ...
		The Chorus, after condemning Aegisthus for having sat out the war and lurking in the palace to wait for Agamemnon's return, and then, coward that he was, allowing a woman to do his deed, is about to draw swords against him and his bodyguard, when Clytemnestra intervenes.
		Aegisthus, he says, may have the form of a man, but he has the heart of a woman, for he is a coward.
		A follower of Aegisthus rushes from the palace crying out that Aegisthus has been slain and calling upon Clytemnestra to prepare to defend herself, for she is to be next.
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	Aegisthus, Greece, Greek mythology
		Pelopia married her uncle Atreus, who did not know of their relation, and he took Aegisthus as his own son.
		When Aegistus later found out who he really was, he killed Atreus and soon became the lover of Queen Clytemnestra while her husband king Agamemnon was away at Troy.
		On the kings' return after the ten-year war, Aegisthus helped Clytemnestra kill Agamemnon, and after this ruled Mycenae together with her for seven years.
	www.in2greece.com /english/historymyth/mythology/names/aegisthus.htm (153 words)

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		Maer toen, na het verloop van veele jaren, terwijlze 19 [20] dagelix van hare moeder veel hoons most uitstaen, niet zekers van Orestes [21] vernam, en de hoop van hare verlossinge uit was, leide zy toe om 't uiterste 21 [22] te wagen.
		Maer Orestes endelijck gheraeckt met een broeder- 46 [47] lijcke genegenheid t' haerwaert, leit het momaenzicht voor haer oogen [48] af, en maeckt zich aen zyne zuster bekent; en zy helpen Klytemnestra [49] [die, terwijl AEgisthus in de voorstad gegaen was, het huis alleen bewaerde] 49 [50] van kant.
		AEgisthus van buiten inkomende, en alreede geruchten van de [51] aenkomste der Phocenser gasten en Orestes omkomen gehoort hebbende, [52] werd Klytemnestraes lijck getoont, 't welck men, terwijl het bedeckt was, [53] voor Orestes lichaem aenzagh.
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