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  1. Electra
    [n] - (Greek mythology) the daughter of Agamemnon and Clytemnestra
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  2. Electra
    In Greek mythology, daughter of Agamemnon and Clytemnestra
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  3. Electra
    Title of two separate tragedies by Sophocles and Euripides, ...
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  4. Electra
    Marketing name for lockheed medium-range airliner, Lockheed [US]
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  5. Electra
    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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  6. Electra
    (from the article `Lockheed Martin Corporation`) ...Within a short time, four investors led by the banker Robert Ellsworth Gross acquired Lockheed`s assets for $40,000 and revived Lockheed Aircraft ...
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  7. Electra
    (from the article `Pleiades`) ...hundred stars, of which six or seven can be seen by the unaided eye and have figured prominently in the myths and literature of many cultures. In ...
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  8. Electra
    (from the article `Euripides`) The title character of Electra (c. 418 ; Greek lektra) and her brother Orestes murder their mother, Clytemnestra, in retribution for her murder of ...
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  9. Electra
    (from the article `Sophocles`) As in Aeschylus` Libation Bearers, the action in Electra (Greek lektra) follows the return of Orestes to kill his mother, Clytemnestra, and her lover ... The most famous instance of supposed acting in ancient Greece was that of the actor Polus performing in the Electra of Sophocles, at Athens in the ... ...
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  10. Electra
    (from the article `typography`) ...and the bindings, using designs made up of repeated decorative units like early printers` fleurons, were extremely successful. Dwiggins designed a ...
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  11. Electra
    in Greek legend, the daughter of Agamemnon and Clytemnestra, who saved the life of her young brother Orestes by sending him away when their father ... [1 related articles]
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  12. Electra
    Electra is a Greek girl name. The meaning of the name is `bright, the shining one ` Where is it used? The name Electra is mainly used In Greek Mythology (Latinized) .How do they say it elsewhere? Elettra ( In Italian) The name Electra doesn`t appear In the US top 1000 most common names over de last 128 years. The name Electra seems to be un
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  13. Electra
    In Greek mythology, Electra was daughter of Agamemnon and Clytemnestra, and sister of Orestes and Iphigenia. Her hatred of her mother for murdering her father and her desire for revenge, fulfilled by the return of her brother Orestes, made her the subject of tragedies by the Greek dramatists Aeschylus, Sophocles, and Euripides.
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  14. Electra
    HMS Electra was a British Eclipse Class destroyer of 1375 tons displacement launched in 1934. She was armed with four 4.7-inch guns; six smaller guns; two depth-charge throwers and eight 21-inch torpedo tubes. She was powered by three Admiralty 3-drum type boilers providing a top speed of 36.7 knots...
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  15. Electra
    Electra (ilek'tru) , in Greek mythology. 1. Daughter of Agamemnon and Clytemnestra. After her mother and Aegisthus murdered Agamemnon, Electra, eager for revenge, longed only for the return of her brother, Orestes. The reunion and vengeance of the brother and sister were dramatized by the three ...
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  16. Electra
    In Ἠλέκτρα-->, Ēlektra) was an Argos|Argive princess and daughter of King Agamemnon and Queen Clytemnestra. She and her brother Orestes plotted revenge against their mother Clytemnestra and stepfather Aegisthus for the murder of their father, Agamemnon. Electra is ...
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  17. Electra
    (disambiguation) `Electra` was daughter of Agamemnon and Clytemnestra in Greek mythology. `Electra` or `Elektra` may also refer to: Greek myth: Works based on the Greek myth: Other fictional works: Places : Business : Transportation : People with the given, professional or family name Electra or Elektra: Other uses:
    Found on http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Electra

  18. Electra
    (Pleiad) The ɨˈlɛktrə--> of Greek mythology was one of the seven daughters of Atlas and Pleione. Electra was the wife of Corythus. She was raped by Zeus and gave birth to Dardanus, who became the founder of Troy, ancestor of Priam and his house. According to one legend, she was ...
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  19. Electra
    (Euripides) Background: Years before, near the start of the Trojan War, the Greek general Agamemnon sacrificed his daughter Iphigeneia in order to appease the goddess Artemis and allow the Greek army to set sail for Troy. His wife Clytemnestra never forgave him, and when he returned from the ...
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  20. Electra
    (teletext) `Electra` was a teletext service in the United States that was in operation from the early 1980s up until 1993, when it was shut down due to a lack of funding, and discontinuation of teletext-capable television sets by the only US television manufacturer offering teletext capabilit...
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  21. Electra
    (star) --> | title=NAME ELECTRA – Be Star | work=SIMBAD | publisher=Centre de Données astronomiques de Strasbourg | url=http://simbad.u-strasbg.fr/simbad/sim-basic?Ident=Electra | accessdate=2009-09-04 -->--> --> --> | last=Makarov | first=Valeri V. | title=Computing the Parallax of...
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  22. Electra
    (cat) `Electra` is minor female feline character in Cats, a musical inspired by the T. S. Eliot`s 1939 poetry book, Old Possum`s Book of Practical Cats. She is a dancer in the chorus line of "kittens" in the tribe of Jellicle cats. Origins: Electra is one of the names ...
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  23. Electra
    (Dio song) "`Electra`" (also spelled as "Elektra") is the thirteenth and final single by heavy metal band accessdate=May 23, 2010-->-->, before Ronnie James Dio`s death on May 16, 2010.<ref name="Ronnie James Dio passes away">--> It was the last song recorded ...
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  24. Electra
    (band) `Electra` was an electronic musical band founded by Paul Oakenfold in close collaboration with his friend his friend Steve Osborne. Electra was made up of Paul Oakenfold, Nick Divaris, John "Johnny" Rocca (of Freez) and Micky in the late 1980s and early 1990s. The band released three EPs. Discography: ;EPs References:
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