Klytaimnistra — Iphigenia Character Profile

About Klytaimnistra

Queen of Argos, murders husband Agamemnon, central tragic figure driving the revenge cycle.

Klytaimnistra — Character Profile

Alignment

Anti-hero

Species

Human

Abilities

Political manipulation, Leadership, Maternal rage

• Strength: 6/10
• Intelligence: 8/10
• Charisma: 7/10
• Morality: 3/10
• Influence: 9/10

Klytaimnistra's Known Relations

• Helen of Troy — Sibling
• Castor — Sibling
• Pollux — Sibling
• Leda — Mother
• Tyndareus — Father
• Elektra — Child
• Orestes — Child
• Iphigenia — Child
• Laodice — Child
• Chrysothemis — Child
• Aletes — Child
• Erigone — Child
• Iphianassa — Child
• Helena — Child
• Tantalus — Spouse
• Agamemnon — Spouse
• Aegisthus — Unmarried partner

Klytaimnistra appears in 2 titles

• Electra (1962) — character page
• Iphigenia (1977)

Character Facts

Played by

Irene Papas

Appears in

Iphigenia (1977)

Role

Protagonist

More characters from Iphigenia

• Agamemnonas (Kostas Kazakos)
• Menelaos (Kostas Karras)
• Ifigeneia (Tatiana Papamoschou)
• Odysseas (Christos Tsagas)
• Achilleas (Panos Mihalopoulos)
• Nurse (Eirini Koumarianou)
• Messenger (Giorgos Oikonomou)
• Kalhas (Dimitris Aronis)
• Servant (Angelos Yannoulis)
• Myrmidon (as Dimitris Kondogiannis) (Dimitris Kontogiannis)
• Orestis (Georges Vourvahakis)
• Calchas (Dimitris Aronis)