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Electra

Other forms: Electras

Definitions of Electra
  1. noun
    (Greek mythology) the daughter of Agamemnon and Clytemnestra; persuaded her brother (Orestes) to avenge Agamemnon's death by helping her to kill Clytemnestra and her lover (Aegisthus)
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    mythical being
    an imaginary being of myth or fable
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