Agamemnon
pronunciation
How to pronounce Agamemnon in British English:
UK [ˌæɡəˈmemnən]
How to pronounce Agamemnon in American English:
US [ˌæɡəˈmɛmˌnɑn, -nən]
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- Noun:
- (Greek mythology) the king who lead the Greeks against Troy in the Trojan War
Word Origin
- Agamemnon
- king of Mycenae, leader of the Greeks in the Trojan War, his name perhaps represents Greek Aga-medmon, literally "ruling mightily," from agan "very much" + medon "ruler" (see meditation).
Example
- 1. Agamemnon by aeschylus ( download pdf )
- 2. You fight for me , eudorus , or agamemnon ?
- 3. One day , achilles , the demigod , reconciled with agamemnon , the commander of the greek foces .
- 4. A friend finally admitted : " every time you say ' agamemnon ' , I just want to go to sleep . "
- 5. The main fleet lands here , agamemnon and I here .