Aegisthus
Contribution by Allison Attea
Summary
| Aegisthus is the son of Thyestes and his own sister, Pelopia. He murdered Atreus and Agamemnon. His wife, Clytemnestra, was actually Agamemnon’s wife before he helped murder him. Aegisthus was later killed by a man names Orestes. |
Dictionary entry
Aegisthus, Aegisthi (masculine). See entry in Lewis-Short.