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Book cover of Elektra
ElektraJennifer Saint

Characters in Elektra

5 characters, main characters first.

Main characters

  • Clytemnestra

    Queen of Mycenae and sister of Helen, whose grief over her daughter Iphigenia drives her against her husband Agamemnon.

  • Electra

    Clytemnestra's daughter, who reveres her father and is consumed by hatred for her mother.

  • Lady Cassandra

    Trojan princess cursed by Apollo so that her prophecies are never believed.

Supporting characters

  • Agamemnon

    King of Mycenae, husband of Clytemnestra and leader of the Greek forces at Troy.

  • Helen

    Clytemnestra's sister, whose departure from Sparta with Paris begins the Trojan War.