Character |
Description
of the Character |
Agamemnon |
Husband
of Clytamenestra; father of Electra, Iphigenia, Orestes |
Aegisthus |
Lover of
Clytamenestra; Kills Agamemnon and tooks his place as king of Mycenae. |
Apollo |
God of Purification |
Athena |
The daughter
of Zeus; patron of goddess of Athens; Setups trial for Orestes. |
Cassandra |
Daughter
of Priam; war-prize win by Agamemnon; the power to predict the truth of
the future but not believed by the listeners; murdered by Clytamenestra. |
Clytamenestra |
Wife of
Agamemnon; mother of Electra, Iphigenia, and Orestes; lover of Aegisthus;
murderer of Agamemnon and Cassendra; kills by Orestes. |
Electra |
Daughter
of Agamemnon and Clytamenestra; sister of Orestes and Iphigenia; Wants
to avenge her father's death but doesn't have the courage to do so. |
Iphigenia |
Daughter
of Agamemnon and Clytemnestra; sister of Orestes and Electra; sacrificed
by Agamemnon to receive favorable winds to sail to Troy. |
Orestes |
Son
of Agamemnon and Clytemnestra; brother of Iphigenia and Electra; murders
Clytemnestra; driven mad by Furies; cleansed by Apollo; set free by Court
of Aeropagus. |
Pylades |
Friend
of Orestes; representation of Apollo. |