Electra

Meaning

Proper Noun

  • Any of several mythical women, including a daughter of Agamemnon and Clytemnestra, one of the Pleiades, and one of the daughters of Oceanus and Tethys.
  • One of the stars in the Pleiades star cluster.
  • A female given name from Ancient Greek.

Origin

  • From Ancient Greek ἤλεκτρον, related to ἠλέκτωρ.

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