Agamemnon/Bio & Battles

Agamemnon is the King of Mycenae in Greek mythology, being a primary character in The Iliad and several Greek dramas.

Agamemnon's family history was tarnished with violence, betrayal, and adultery, as a result of curse placed upon his ancestors. His childhood was affected by this curse as well, but Agamemnon and his brother Menelaus survived the turmoils and became kings of Mycenae and Sparta respectively. Agamemnon was a proficient leader, and he quickly became one of the most powerful men in Greece.

When Paris of Troy eloped with Menelaus's wife Helen, many of the kings and princes of Greece were called to honour an oath they had made, and gathered their armies to siege Troy and recover Helen. Agamemnon was chosen as commander-in-chief of the allied Greek forces, and the leader of renowned heroes like Achilles and Diomedes. For the next ten years, Agamemnon and his army waged a bloody war against the Trojan defenders. In the tenth year, Troy finally fell through the schemes of Odysseus, Helen was recovered, and the Greeks set sail for home.

Unfortunately for Agamemnon, his wife Clytemnestra had been unfaithful to him while he was away at Troy, and Agamemnon was murdered by Clytemnestra and her lover. Agamemnon's son Orestes would return to Mycenae shortly afterwards and avenge his death.