ELECTRA - Definition

Pronunciation:		i'lektru
WordNet Dictionary

	Definition:	[n] (Greek mythology) the daughter of Agamemnon and Clytemnestra; persuaded her brother (Orestes) to avenge Agamemnon's death by helping her to kill Clytemnestra and her lover (Aegisthus)

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	See Also:	mythical being

Products Dictionary

	Definition:	Electra Classics scholar Anne Carson, celebrated for her lyric essays and poetry drawing on both classic and contemporary materials, translates Sophocles`s ELECTRA, in which the title character seeks revenge for her slain father by plotting the death of his murderer--her mother. Carson also introduces the play and discusses her translation. more details ...