AgamemnonThe House of AtreusThe House of Atreus 3rd GenerationThe Story of Agamemnon in The OdysseyImportant DifferencesThe OresteiaAgamemnonThe House of AtreusThe Story in The Odyssey AgamemnonThe House of Atreus•1st Generation–Names•Pelops•Hippodameia•Oinomaos•Myrtilos: Oinomaos’ charioteer–Events•The Race•2nd Generation–Names•Atreus•Aërope•Thyestes–Events•The Seduction•The Ram•The FeastThe House of Atreus 3rd Generation–Agamemnon–Menelaos–Clytemnestra•Orestes•Electra•Iphigeneia–Ægisthos•Important Events preceding Agamemnon–The Feast of Thyestes–The Blood Curse–The Sacrifice of Iphigeneia at Aulis–The Trojan WarThe Story of Agamemnon in The Odyssey•Odyssey 1: Zeus Speaks•(Fagles 1.37-56)•Odyssey 4: Menelaos’ Tale•(Fagles 4.573-604)•Odyssey 11: Agamemnon in Hades 1•(Fagles 11.437-518)•Odyssey 24: Agamemnon in Hades 2•(Fagles 24.210-223)Important Differences–Ægisthos and 20 hired men kill Agamemnon–The murder occurs in Ægisthos’ house–The lookout was Ægisthos’ man–No mention of:•Clytemnestra’s motives (i.e. Iphigeneia)•Clytemnestra raising her own hand against Agamemnon•Orestes killing his own mother in revengeThe Oresteia–Agamemnon: Agamemnon’s return and his murder by Clytemnestra–The Libation Bearers: Orestes’ return years later and his murder of his mother, Clytemnestra, in revenge for his father’s death–The Eumenides: The divine pursuit of Orestes for murdering his mother, Apollo’s defense of Orestes, Athena’s final judgement of Orestes at