Chapter 2 Agamemnon's end

When Agamemnon's ships were blown out to sea off the coast of Malaia, they floated as far as the south coast of the kingdom ruled by Aegisthus, anchored in a safe harbor, and waited for the favorable wind to set sail.The spies he sent brought news that the local king, Aegisthus, had long lived in his palace, and had helped the queen govern her kingdom in his name.Agamemnon was very happy to hear this news, and he had no doubts in his heart.On the contrary, he also thanked the gods, thinking that the hatred between the families had been eliminated.He himself had suffered the bitterness of the war in Troy for many years, and he no longer sought revenge.He didn't want to punish the enemy who killed his father anymore.Of course, his father did get his just revenge.In addition, he is also convinced that his wife will not resent him after all these years.When a favorable wind blew, he ordered the fleet to weigh anchor, and sailed for the harbor of Mykenny with a cheerful heart.

They offered sacrifices to the gods at sea, thanked the gods for their rescue, and made him return safely.Later, Agamemnon followed the envoy sent by the queen and led the army into the city.The inhabitants were led by his nephew Aegisthus to welcome him.The townspeople thought his nephew was his agent.Then, Queen Clytemnestra, surrounded by her maids, came forward with her closely guarded children.She greeted her husband with the unearthly respect and joy that other people who pretend to be happy do.The queen did not embrace the king, but said all the blessings and praises of the world in front of him.Excitedly, Agamemnon stepped forward to lift her up from the ground, hugged her, and said, "Daughter of Leda, what are you doing? How can you kneel down on the ground to meet me like a maid? My Why is there such a gorgeous carpet under the feet? This is the etiquette to welcome the gods, and it is too much to welcome a mortal.

Please get rid of these respectful etiquette, or God will only be jealous of me! " He kissed his wife, embraced the children, kissed them, and went to Aegisthus, who was standing with the elders of the city.Agamemnon shook hands with him like a brother, thanking him for his careful management of the kingdom.Then, he bent down, untied his shoelaces, stepped on the luxurious carpet with bare feet, and walked towards the palace.After him came Priam's daughter, Kassandra the seer, who was the Grand Commander's prize.Now she lowered her head, closed her eyes, and sat on a tall chariot.When Clytemnestra saw her noble temperament, she felt a sudden jealousy in her heart.Especially when she heard that the female prisoner was Athena's prophetess priestess, she was even more startled.She knows that it is very dangerous not to carry out her plan in time.So, she immediately decided to kill the female prisoner and her husband at the same time, but she remained calm.When the large party came to the palace of Mykenne, the queen went to the front of the car, greeted Cassandra friendly, and said: "Please get out of the car and forget your sorrow! Even the son of Alcmene, who has no war The invincible Hercules also had to bow his head as a slave. Please rest assured, we will treat you well!"

Cassandra was not moved when she heard this, she sat in the car blankly, and the maids had to pull her out of the car.She jumped down in horror, because she foresaw the future fate, and knew it was irreversible.Even if she could change the decision of the goddess of fate, she was unwilling to rescue the enemy of the Trojans, Agamemnon.She would rather die with him. Back at the palace, Agamemnon and his men saw that the queen was arranging a luxurious banquet, and they were completely deceived by the illusion.His wife had planned to have him killed at a feast by servants hired by Aegisthus, but the arrival of the prophetess prompted her and Aegisthus to hasten their actions.

Agamemnon was tired from the journey, so he asked to take a bath.Clytemnestra gently told him that warm water had been prepared for him.The king walked into the bathroom of the palace without hesitation, took off his armor, put Wu Lei down, took off his clothes, and lay in the bathtub.Suddenly Aegisthus and Clytemnestra jumped out of hiding, caught him in a net, and killed him with their swords.Because the bathroom was in a secret room underground, no one could hear his cries for help.Cassandra was in the vestibule of the king's palace and knew that a murder was taking place, but she did nothing.Soon after, she too was killed.After Aegisthus and Clytemnestra killed the two, they did not want to hide it, because they believed that their followers were loyal to them.So, they exposed two corpses in the palace.Clytemnestra summoned the elders of the city and said to them without hesitation:

"My friends, please don't blame me for keeping it from you. I must take revenge on the family's sworn enemy, the one who killed my beloved daughter. Yes, I set a net, caught him like a fish, and stabbed him three times in the name of Pluto the Underworld.I avenged my daughter.I killed my husband Agamemnon with my own hands, and I do not deny it.In order to summon the wind of Thracian, he sacrificed his daughter like an animal.Does such a cruel person have the right to live?Is he still qualified to rule such a beautiful country?Wouldn't it be fairer for Aegisthus to govern the country, a man innocent of murder?He killed Atreus and his son, just to avenge his father.Yes, it makes sense that I would share the throne with him as his wife.After all, he helped me in this just cause.As long as he and his entourage are still protecting me, no one dares to ask me what I do.As for the slave girl," she said here, pointing to Cassandra's body, "she is the concubine of the heartless man.She is a whore, so the sin is to kill, and let her body be fed to the dogs. "

The elders in the city were silent.Resistance is impossible.Aegisthus has surrounded the palace with his warriors.The clash of weapons made a terrible threat.Only a few of Agamemnon's soldiers survived the battle at Troy, and they were scattered throughout the city, unarmoured and armed.The warriors of Aegisthus searched the city in full armor, and killed all the soldiers of Agamemnon, and no one dared to claim revenge for the murdered king. Aegisthus and Clytemnestra tried to consolidate their rule.They assign important positions to their cronies.They were not afraid of Agamemnon's daughters, considering them weak women.But they never expected that Agamemnon's youngest son, the young Orestes, would grow up to avenge his father.He was only twelve years old at the time, and they also wanted to kill him to get rid of their troubles.But his older sister, the wise Electra, hastened to entrust her younger brother to a faithful servant.The servants took him to Phocus, where he went to Strophius, the king of Fanote, brother-in-law of Agamemnon.He treated Orestes like a father.Orestes lived with the king's son Pylades and received a good education.