Aegisthus

Summary

Aegisthus is a mythological Greek character^[1]. He ranks in the top 8% of mythological_greek_character entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (324 views/month).^[2]

Key Facts

• Aegisthus's father was Thyestes^[3].
• Aegisthus's mother was Pelopeia^[4].
• A child of Aegisthus was Aletes^[5].
• A child of Aegisthus was Erigone^[6].
• A child of Aegisthus was Helena^[7].
• Aegisthus held the position of king of Mycenae^[8].
• Aegisthus's image is recorded as Murder Aegisthus Louvre K320.jpg^[9].
• Aegisthus is recorded as male^[10].
• Aegisthus's instance of is recorded as mythological Greek character^[11].
• Aegisthus's VIAF cluster ID is recorded as 316449884^[12].
• Aegisthus's Bibliothèque nationale de France ID is recorded as 16549759f^[13].
• Aegisthus's IdRef ID is recorded as 238339297^[14].
• Aegisthus's Commons category is recorded as Aegisthus^[15].
• Aegisthus's unmarried partner is recorded as Clytemnestra^[16].
• Aegisthus's Freebase ID is recorded as /m/0_vn^[17].
• Aegisthus's Gran Enciclopèdia Catalana ID is recorded as 0023575^[18].
• Aegisthus's depicted by is recorded as Atreus murdered by Aegisthus, apulian amphora^[19].
• Aegisthus's described by source is recorded as Small Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary^[20].
• Aegisthus's described by source is recorded as Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary^[21].
• Aegisthus's described by source is recorded as Pauly–Wissowa^[22].
• Aegisthus's described by source is recorded as Russian translation of Lübker's Antiquity Lexicon^[23].
• Aegisthus's described by source is recorded as The Nuttall Encyclopædia^[24].
• Aegisthus's described by source is recorded as Encyclopædia Britannica 11th edition^[25].
• Aegisthus's described by source is recorded as Desktop Encyclopedic Dictionary^[26].
• Aegisthus's described by source is recorded as Meyers Konversations-Lexikon, 4th edition (1885–1890)^[27].

Body

Origins and Family

Aegisthus's father was Thyestes^[3]. His mother was Pelopeia^[4].

Career and Affiliations

Aegisthus held the position of king of Mycenae^[8].

Personal Life

Children include Aletes^[5], a mythological Greek character^[28]; Erigone^[6], a mythological Greek character^[29]; and Helena^[7].

Why It Matters

Aegisthus ranks in the top 8% of mythological_greek_character entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (324 views/month).^[2] He has Wikipedia articles in 26 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[30] He is known by 19 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[31]

FAQs

Who were Aegisthus's parents?

Aegisthus's father was Thyestes^[3]. Aegisthus's mother was Pelopeia^[4].