the daughter of Agamemnon and Clytemnestra. She persuaded her brother Orestes to avenge their father by killing his murderess Clytemnestra and her lover Aegisthus
Electra in American English
(iˈlɛktrə; ɪˈlɛktrə)
noun
Greek Mythology
a daughter of Agamemnon and Clytemnestra: she encourages her brother, Orestes, to kill their mother and their mother's lover, who together murdered Agamemnon
Word origin
L < Gr Elektra, lit., shining one: see electric
Examples of 'Electra' in a sentence
Electra
And I'm getting a lot more letters because of the Electra business, so I have to answer all those ones as well.
Isabel Wolff RESCUING ROSE (2002)
I guess they just knew that you wouldn't let on to your editor about Electra 's letter.
Isabel Wolff RESCUING ROSE (2002)
The knowledge that someone as famous as Electra had placed her trust in me buoyed me up in the run-up to Valentine's Day.
Isabel Wolff RESCUING ROSE (2002)
"I kind of freaked out for a second, but then I remembered Electra.
Jonah Black THE BLACK BOOK: DIARY OF A TEENAGE STUD VOL. IV: FASTER, FASTER, FASTER (2002)