Cassandra (Κασσάνδρα) was a daughter of Priam (Πρίαμος) and Hecuba (Ἑκάβη), they were the king and queen of Troy (Τροία). Her siblings were, Hector (Ἕκτωρ,), Helenus (Ἕλενος), Paris (Πάρις), Deiphobus (Δηΐφοβος), Polyxena (Πολυξένη), and Ilione (Ἰλιόνη).
Apollo (Apollo) (Ἀπόλλων) was admired by Cassandra. Also, he endowed her with the gift of prophecy. Cassandra predicted the fall of Troy.
When she refused Apollo, he made sure that no one believed in Cassandra's predictions. So, the metaphor of Cassandra appeared, for a person whose predictions are not believed.
Cassandra had relations with Agamemnon, king of Mycenae.
There are many different arts about this character.
Iphigenia (Ἰφιγένεια) was a princess of Mycenae, in Greek mythology. Her father was King Agamemnon, her mother was Queen Clytemnestra.
Iphigenia had several siblings: Orestes, Chrysothemis, and Electra.
There are plays, paintings, and statues about this character.
Electra (Ἠλέκτρα) was a daughter of King Agamemnon and Queen Clytemnestra. Her siblings were Orestes, Iphigenea, and Chrysothemis.
Electra
killed her mother Clytemnestra out of revenge.
Pylades was
Electra’s husband.
There are
many different myths and legends about this character.
Tyndareus (Τυνδάρεος,) was a king of Sparta. His parents were Oebalus and Gorgophone.
Spartan king married Leda, the Aetolian princess. Tyndareus was the father of Castror, Philinoe, Phoebe, Clytemnestra, and Timandra.
He met with other characters, gods, and goddesses, such as: Heracles, Aphrodite, Agamemnon, Menelaus, Helen of Troy, Odysseus, and etc.
Orestes (Ὀρέστης) was the character in Greek myths and legends. His father was Agamemnon, his mother was Clytemnestra.
Orestes killed his mother Clytemnestra, because she killed his father Agamemnon. Apollo ordered this to him. After this Orestes became a king of Mycenae.
He met many gods and goddesses.
He had several siblings.
Orestes married Hermione. They had children.
There are paintings and statues about this character.
Atreus (Ἀτρεύς) was a king of Mycenae. His parents were Pelops and Hippodamia. Also, Atreus was known as father of Agamemnon and Menelaus. His wife was Aerope. His brother was Thyestes.
King ruled Mycenae in the Peloponnese. Eurystheus was his predecessor. Agamemnon was his successor.
In Greek mythology Atreus met with different characters, such as: Helios, Aegisthus, and etc.
There is Treasury of Atreus on Panagitsa Hill at Mycenae, Greece.
Agamemnon (Ἀγαμέμνων) was a king of Mycenae, in Greek legends. His father was King Atreus, his mother was Queen Aerope. Also, Agamemnon had a brother named Menelaus.
He participated in the Trojan War. Defeating Troy, Agamemnon returned to Mycenae.
King of Mycenae married Clytemnestra. His brother Menelaus had a wife, beautiful Helen. She was kidnapped by Paris before the Trojan War.
Agamemnon had relations with other gods and goddesses. He had several children.
Agamemnon was killed by his wife Clytemnestra. Also, she killed Cassandra.
There are many different paintings and statues about this hero.
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Clytemnestra (Κλυταιμνήστρα) was known as the wife of Agamemnon, king of Mycenae, in Greek legends. Her parents were Tyndareus (Τυνδάρεος) and Leda. Clytemnestra's sister was Helen of Troy.
She had relations with other characters, such as: Aegisthus, Achilles, Artemis, and etc.
She killed her husband Agamemnon.
Clytemnestra had several children: Orestes, Electra, Aletes, Erigone, Chrysothemis.
Her son Orestes killed his mother. Clytemnestra was buried away from the city wall of Mycenae.
Artists and sculptors created different paintings and sculptures about this character.
Menelaus (Μενέλαος) was known as king of Mycena and husband of beautiful Helen. His parents were Atreus (Ἀτρεύς) and Aerope (Ἀερόπη). Menelaus had an elder brother named Agamemnon. He was a king of Mycenae, too.
His wife Helen of Troy was kidnapped by Theseus and Pirithous, when she was a child.
Menelaus was an important character in the Trojan War.
He and his spouse Helen of Sparta had a daughter Hermione.
Mycenae (Μυκῆναι,) is a city in Greece which was important for Greek history and culture. Many writers and artists were inspired by this place.
There are myths and legends about Mycenae. Perseus (Περσεύς), son of Zeus and Danaë, founded Mycenae. He left Argos (Άργος) and went to Tiryns (Τίρυνς). Perseus asked Cyclopes (Κύκλωπες) to build the walls with stones, which no people could lift.
The Perseid ruled Mycenae and finished with Eurytheus (Εὐρυσθεύς). He said to Heracles to perform the 12 Labours. After Eurytheus died, Atreus (Ἀτρεύς) became king of that place.
Also, Mycenae was known as city of Agamemnon (Ἀγαμέμνων). Because king Agamemnon was against Troy during the Trojan War.
Mycenae shows history of Ancient Greece. There are many buildings and monuments in it. Some of them were created in the Bronze Age. This territory was populated in the Neolithic Age.
Mycenaean civilization had its own values and participated in wars.
Mycenae fell around 1200 B. C. Later this place was destroyed.
Archeologists found many historical things in it.
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Homer (Ὅμηρος) was an author in ancient Greece. He was born in VIII century B. C. in Ionia.
Homer wrote about the Trojan War. He was the author of the Odyssey and the Iliad. Homer influenced ancient Greek literature and culture. He wrote about the warrior Achilles and the King Agamemnon.
Also, Homer was interested in philosophy.
His poems were translated many different languages.
Homer died in VIII century B. C. in Ionia.
