The Bond of Consanguinity between Mother and Daughter: <i>Agamemnon</i> 1417–1418 and 1525

Clytemnestra’s claim of the unique force of the mother-daughter bond is meant to justify her murder of Agamemnon, but it simultaneously reveals the contradictoriness of her position as wife as well as mother.

Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Giulia Maria Chesi
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Duke University 2014-08-01
Series:Greek, Roman, and Byzantine Studies
Online Access:http://grbs.library.duke.edu/article/view/15145