Elektra

Summary

Elektra is a mythological Greek character^[1]. She has Wikipedia articles in 25 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[2]

Key Facts

• Elektra is buried at Tomb of Electra in Mycenae^[3].
• Elektra's father was Agamemnon^[4].
• Elektra's mother was Clytemnestra^[5].
• Elektra was married to Pylades^[6].
• A child of Elektra was Medon^[7].
• A child of Elektra was Strophius^[8].
• Elektra is recorded as female^[9].
• Elektra's instance of is recorded as mythological Greek character^[10].
• Elektra is part of Orestes and Electra^[11].
• Elektra's Commons category is recorded as Electra^[12].
• Elektra's said to be the same as is recorded as Laodice^[13].
• Elektra's depicted by is recorded as Orestes and Electra^[14].
• Elektra's described by source is recorded as Encyclopædia Britannica 11th edition^[15].
• Elektra's described by source is recorded as 1870 Dictionary of Greek and Roman Biography and Mythology^[16].
• Elektra's described by source is recorded as Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary^[17].
• Elektra's described by source is recorded as Granat Encyclopedic Dictionary^[18].
• Elektra's described by source is recorded as The Nuttall Encyclopædia^[19].
• Elektra's described by source is recorded as Small Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary^[20].
• Elektra's described by source is recorded as Meyers Konversations-Lexikon, 4th edition (1885–1890)^[21].
• Elektra's described by source is recorded as New International Encyclopedia^[22].
• Elektra's described by source is recorded as Great Soviet Encyclopedia (1926–1947)^[23].
• Elektra's described by source is recorded as Small Soviet Encyclopedia^[24].
• Elektra's described by source is recorded as Pauly–Wissowa^[25].
• Elektra's present in work is recorded as The Libation Bearers^[26].
• Elektra's present in work is recorded as Electra^[27].

Body

Origins and Family

Elektra's father was Agamemnon^[4]. Her mother was Clytemnestra^[5].

Personal Life

Among Elektra's spouses was Pylades^[6]. Children include Medon^[7], a mythological Greek character^[28] and Strophius^[8], a mythological Greek character^[29].

Death and Burial

Burial took place at Tomb of Electra in Mycenae^[3].

Works and Contributions

Things named for Elektra include 130 she^[30], an asteroid^[31]; Mount Electra^[32], a mountain^[33]; and Electra complex^[34], a concept^[35].

Why It Matters

Elektra has Wikipedia articles in 25 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[2] She is known by 13 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[36]

Entities named for her include 130 she^[30], an asteroid^[31]; Mount Electra^[32], a mountain^[33]; and Electra complex^[34], a concept^[35].

FAQs

Who were Elektra's parents?

Elektra's father was Agamemnon^[4]. Elektra's mother was Clytemnestra^[5].

Who was Elektra married to?

Elektra's spouses include Pylades^[6].