Aegisthus (Greek mythological figure) Aegisthus Aegisthus, lover of Clytemnestra in Greek myth, is remembered for his part in Agamemnon’s murder, his rule at Mycenae, and his death at Orestes’ hands; he appears in Homeric epic a…
Alcmene: Mother of Heracles and Iphicles in Greek mythology Alkmene Alcmene, a mortal noblewoman of Mycenae in Greek mythology, mother of Heracles (by Zeus) and Iphicles (by Amphitryon). Her story centers on divine deception, Hera’s jealousy, and l…
