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Electra

noun

(Greek mythology) the daughter of Agamemnon and Clytemnestra; persuaded her brother (Orestes) to avenge Agamemnon's death by helping her to kill Clytemnestra and her lover (Aegisthus).

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"Electra" Quotes from Famous Books

... flowery nunnery; By silent nights, and the Three forms of Hecate; By all aspects that bless The sober sorceress, While juice she strains, and pith To make her philtres with; By Time, that hastens on Things to perfection; And by your self, the best Conjurement of the rest; —O, my Electra! be In ...

— A Selection From The Lyrical Poems Of Robert Herrick • Robert Herrick

Words linked to "Electra" : mythical being, Electra complex, Greek mythology