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Greek mythology meme: [2/4] pairings

↳ Clytemnestra and Aegisthus

After her husband Agamemnon embarked on the journey to retrieve his brother’s wife (and his own wife’s twin sister) from Troy, Clytemnestra became involved with Aegisthus, the son of Thyestes and cousin of Agamemnon. When Agamemnon returned ten years later, the lovers decided to murder him. After Agamemnon’s death Aegisthus assumed the throne and ruled with Clytemnestra for seven years before they were both killed by Orestes.