Agamemnon
In Greek mythology, Agamemnon (; Greek: Ἀγαμέμνων Agamémnōn) was a king of Mycenae who commanded the Greeks during the Trojan War. He was the son, or grandson, of King Atreus and Queen Aerope, the brother of Menelaus, the husband of Clytemnestra and the father of Iphigenia, Electra, Laodike (Λαοδίκη), Orestes and Chrysothemis.
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The Oresteia
Melvyn Bragg discusses the ‘Oresteia’, the first of the Classical tragedies that come out of fifth century Athens. It is a tale of homecoming, murder, bloody vengeance and the establishment of Law.
29 December 2005
Featuring: Edith Hall, Simon Goldhill, Tom Healy
The Trojan War
Melvyn Bragg and his guests discuss the Trojan War, one of the central events of Ancient Greek mythology.
31 May 2012
Featuring: Edith Hall, Ellen Adams, Susan Sherratt