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Noun: Electra  i'lek-tru
  1. (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)

Type of: mythical being

Encyclopedia: Electra, Queensland

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