Elektra

Summary

Elektra is a mythological Greek character^[1]. She ranks in the top 4% of mythological_greek_character entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (822 views/month).^[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's image is recorded as Tieck, Elektra, 1824.jpg^[9].
• Elektra is recorded as female^[10].
• Elektra's instance of is recorded as mythological Greek character^[11].
• Elektra's VIAF cluster ID is recorded as 74647166^[12].
• Elektra's VIAF cluster ID is recorded as 52152138572510981382^[13].
• Elektra's VIAF cluster ID is recorded as 172927922^[14].
• Elektra's GND ID is recorded as 118681923^[15].
• Elektra's Library of Congress authority ID is recorded as no2014021776^[16].
• Elektra's IdRef ID is recorded as 027561941^[17].
• Elektra's part of is recorded as Orestes and Electra^[18].
• Elektra's Commons category is recorded as Electra^[19].
• Elektra's said to be the same as is recorded as Laodice^[20].
• Elektra's Freebase ID is recorded as /m/0ktz6^[21].
• Elektra's Gran Enciclopèdia Catalana ID is recorded as 0023725^[22].
• Elektra's depicted by is recorded as Orestes and Electra^[23].
• Elektra's described by source is recorded as Encyclopædia Britannica 11th edition^[24].
• Elektra's described by source is recorded as 1870 Dictionary of Greek and Roman Biography and Mythology^[25].
• Elektra's described by source is recorded as Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary^[26].
• Elektra's described by source is recorded as Granat Encyclopedic Dictionary^[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 Electra complex^[30], a concept^[31]; 130 she^[32], an asteroid^[33]; and Mount Electra^[34], a mountain^[35].

Why It Matters

Elektra ranks in the top 4% of mythological_greek_character entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (822 views/month).^[2] She has Wikipedia articles in 25 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[36] She is known by 13 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[37]

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