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  "definition": "Ἀγαμέμνων (ἄναξ ἀνδρῶν, βασιλεύς , δὶος, εὐρὺ κρείων , κλυτός, κοσμήτωρ λαῶν , κρείων, κύδιστος , πελώριος, ποιμὴν λαῶν ). Patronymic Ἀτρεΐδης, Ἀτρεΐων. King of Mycenae and great suzerain of the Greeks. Son of Atreus, brother of Menelaus, husband of Clytaemnestra, and father by her of Orestes-3, Chrysothemis, Laodice-2 and Iphianassa. Dismisses Chryses with menaces Il. 1.26; in the assembly summoned by Achilles abuses Calchas Il. 1.106, addresses Agamemnon and proposes to send back Chryseis 131, addresses him again and threatens to take Briseis from him 173, addresses Nestor 286 ; has a ship prepared to carry back Chryseis Il. 1.308, bids the people cleanse themselves 313, sends his heralds to bring away Briseis 320; Zeus sends Oneirus to beguile him Il. 2.8, he summons the council of chiefs and relates his dream 53, the sceptre bequeathed to him by Thyestes 107, addresses the assembly and counsels a return home 110, assents to the opposite counsel of Nestor 370, summons the host to the fight 441; enumeration of his followers Il. 2.569; described on the walls by Helen to Priam Il. 3.172; prays to Zeus and performs the oath-sacrifice Il. 3.276; sends for Machaon to see the wounded Menelaus Il. 4.193; goes round and inspects the host and the chiefs Il. 4.223 ; slays Adrestus-3 taken by Menelaus Il. 6.63; accepts Hector's challenge, but does not get the lot Il. 7.162; refuses the proposals of the Trojan herald except as to the burning of the dead Il. 7.406; reproaches the Greeks retreating before Hector Il. 8.217; calls an assembly Il. 9.9, addresses it and again counsels a return home 17, reproved by Diomedes 32 , in a gathering in his hut agrees, on the suggestion of Nestor, to placate Achilles 115, an embassy is dispatched accordingly 178, but returns unsuccessful 669; Agamemnon cannot sleep (1), goes to rouse Nestor and other chiefs 17; his ἀριστεία 15, is wounded by Coon 248, but continues to fight 255, retires 280; with the other wounded chiefs encounters Nestor Il. 14.27, advises the launching of the ships 65, reproved by Odysseus 83, accepts the reproof 104; his speech in the assembly on the renunciation by Achilles of his wrath Il. 19.78, his oath about Briseis 258; receives the prize for spear-throwing without a contest Il. 23.884; etc.: after the taking of Troy advised, opposing Menelaus, delay in returning home in order to placate Athene Od. 3.141 , remained accordingly 155; his death at the hands of Aegisthus Od. 1.32, 298, Od. 3.194, 234, 250, 303, Od. 4.519, Od. 11.384, 409, Od. 13.383, Od. 24.96 (see also Orestes-3); in the Shades Od. 11.387, Od. 24.19; etc.",
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        "ref": "Il. 1.106,",
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        "ref": "320;",
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        "ref": "53,",
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        "ref": "107,",
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        "ref": "110,",
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        "ref": "441;",
        "urn": "urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0012.tlg001.perseus-grc2:2.441"
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        "ref": "Il. 2.569;",
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        "ref": "Il. 3.172;",
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        "ref": "Il. 3.276;",
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        "ref": "Il. 4.193;",
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        "ref": "Il. 4.223 ;",
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        "ref": "Il. 6.63;",
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        "ref": "Il. 7.162;",
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      "urn": "urn:cite2:scaife-viewer:citations.atlas_v1:cunliffe_hompers-39",
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        "ref": "Il. 7.406;",
        "urn": "urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0012.tlg001.perseus-grc2:7.406"
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      "urn": "urn:cite2:scaife-viewer:citations.atlas_v1:cunliffe_hompers-40",
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        "ref": "Il. 8.217;",
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      "urn": "urn:cite2:scaife-viewer:citations.atlas_v1:cunliffe_hompers-41",
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        "ref": "Il. 9.9,",
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      "urn": "urn:cite2:scaife-viewer:citations.atlas_v1:cunliffe_hompers-42",
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        "ref": "17,",
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        "ref": "32 ,",
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      "urn": "urn:cite2:scaife-viewer:citations.atlas_v1:cunliffe_hompers-44",
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        "ref": "115,",
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        "ref": "178, but returns unsuccessful",
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        "ref": "669;",
        "urn": "urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0012.tlg001.perseus-grc2:9.669"
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      "urn": "urn:cite2:scaife-viewer:citations.atlas_v1:cunliffe_hompers-47",
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        "ref": "1), goes to rouse",
        "urn": "urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0012.tlg001.perseus-grc2:10.1"
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      "urn": "urn:cite2:scaife-viewer:citations.atlas_v1:cunliffe_hompers-48",
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        "ref": "17;",
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      "urn": "urn:cite2:scaife-viewer:citations.atlas_v1:cunliffe_hompers-49",
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        "ref": "15,",
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      "urn": "urn:cite2:scaife-viewer:citations.atlas_v1:cunliffe_hompers-50",
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        "ref": "Il. 14.27,",
        "urn": "urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0012.tlg001.perseus-grc2:14.27"
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        "ref": "65,",
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        "ref": "83,",
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        "ref": "104;",
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        "ref": "Il. 19.78,",
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      "urn": "urn:cite2:scaife-viewer:citations.atlas_v1:cunliffe_hompers-55",
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        "ref": "258;",
        "urn": "urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0012.tlg001.perseus-grc2:19.258"
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      "urn": "urn:cite2:scaife-viewer:citations.atlas_v1:cunliffe_hompers-56",
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        "ref": "Il. 23.884;",
        "urn": "urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0012.tlg001.perseus-grc2:23.884"
      }
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      "urn": "urn:cite2:scaife-viewer:citations.atlas_v1:cunliffe_hompers-57",
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        "ref": "Od. 3.141 ,",
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      "urn": "urn:cite2:scaife-viewer:citations.atlas_v1:cunliffe_hompers-58",
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    {
      "urn": "urn:cite2:scaife-viewer:citations.atlas_v1:cunliffe_hompers-59",
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        "ref": "Od. 1.32,",
        "urn": "urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0012.tlg002.perseus-grc2:1.32"
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    },
    {
      "urn": "urn:cite2:scaife-viewer:citations.atlas_v1:cunliffe_hompers-60",
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        "ref": "298,",
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      "urn": "urn:cite2:scaife-viewer:citations.atlas_v1:cunliffe_hompers-61",
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        "ref": "Od. 3.194,",
        "urn": "urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0012.tlg002.perseus-grc2:3.194"
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    {
      "urn": "urn:cite2:scaife-viewer:citations.atlas_v1:cunliffe_hompers-62",
      "data": {
        "ref": "234,",
        "urn": "urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0012.tlg002.perseus-grc2:3.234"
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    {
      "urn": "urn:cite2:scaife-viewer:citations.atlas_v1:cunliffe_hompers-63",
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        "ref": "250,",
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      "urn": "urn:cite2:scaife-viewer:citations.atlas_v1:cunliffe_hompers-64",
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        "ref": "303,",
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      }
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    {
      "urn": "urn:cite2:scaife-viewer:citations.atlas_v1:cunliffe_hompers-65",
      "data": {
        "ref": "Od. 4.519,",
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        "ref": "Od. 11.384,",
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      "data": {
        "ref": "409,",
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        "ref": "Od. 13.383,",
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        "ref": "Od. 24.19;",
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