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Clytemnestra

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Clytemnestra
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Aliases

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my own wife Clytemnestra

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·Reported

Agamemnon describes Clytemnestra as his wife and says Chryseis equals her in form, feature, understanding, and accomplishments.

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my own wife Clytemnestra, whose peer she is alike in form and feature, in understanding and accomplishments

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my own wife Clytemnestra

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Book 1 · Passage 13

With these words he sat down, and Agamemnon rose in anger. His heart was black with rage, and his eyes flashed fire as he scowled on Calchas and said, ‘Seer of evil, you never yet prophesied smooth things concerning me, but have ever loved to foretell that which was evil. You have brought me neither comfort nor performance; and now you come seeing among Danaans, and saying that Apollo has plagued us because I would not take a ransom for this girl, the daughter of Chryses. I have set my heart on keeping her in my own house, for I love her better even than my own wife Clytemnestra, whose peer she is alike in form and feature, in understanding and accomplishments. Still I will give her up if I must, for I would have the people live, not die; but you must find me a prize instead, or I alone among the Argives shall be without one. This is not well; for you behold, all of you, that my prize is to go elsewhither.’