With whose help does Clytemnestra kill Agamemnon?

With whose help does Clytemnestra kill Agamemnon?

• A. Athena
• B. Aegisthus
• C. Zeus
• D. Orestes

Answer: (B)

The event hinges on who assists Clytemnestra in carrying out the murder. In the myth, she does not act alone—she partners with Aegisthus, her lover who shares the motive to seize the throne. Their alliance stems from a longstanding grievance after Agamemnon sacrifices their child Iphigenia, and together they ambush Agamemnon when he returns from Troy. Gods like Athena or Zeus aren’t the ones directly aiding in the deed, and Orestes is the son who will later avenge his father, not help kill him. So the ally who helps carry out the murder is Aegisthus.

The event hinges on who assists Clytemnestra in carrying out the murder. In the myth, she does not act alone—she partners with Aegisthus, her lover who shares the motive to seize the throne. Their alliance stems from a longstanding grievance after Agamemnon sacrifices their child Iphigenia, and together they ambush Agamemnon when he returns from Troy. Gods like Athena or Zeus aren’t the ones directly aiding in the deed, and Orestes is the son who will later avenge his father, not help kill him. So the ally who helps carry out the murder is Aegisthus.