Clytemnestra
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In Greek mythology, Clytemnestra was the wife of Agamemnon, king of Mycenae, and the half-sister of Helen of Troy. With Agamemnon, she was the mother of Iphigeneia, Orestes, Electra, and Chrysothemis.
Clytemnestra by John Collier, 1882.
Orestes slaying Aegisthus and Clytemnestra, 1654 painting by Bernadino Mei
Murder of Agamemnon, painting by Pierre-Narcisse Guérin (1817)
Orestes Pursued by the Furies by William-Adolphe Bouguereau. Clytemnestra was killed by Orestes and the Furies tormented him for committing matricide.
The Odyssey (2026 film)
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The Odyssey is a 2026 epic action fantasy film written and directed by Christopher Nolan, who produced it with his wife Emma Thomas. An adaptation of Homer's ancient Greek epic poem the Odyssey, it st
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…An asteroid 179 Klytaemnestra is named after Clytemnestra. In Christopher Nolan's film The Odyssey (2026), Lupita Nyong'o portrays both Clytemnestra and her sister Helen. Media related to Clytemnestra at Wikimedia Commons…
Theatrical release poster
Director, writer, and producer Christopher Nolan at the film's premiere in New York City
Francisco Goya's Saturn Devouring His Son, 1819–1823, inspired the depiction of the Cyclops.
The Odyssey was the first feature film shot entirely on IMAX 70 mm film cameras; a soundproof blimp (pictured) was specially constructed to mute the camera's sound during dialogue scenes.