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Electra
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Electra
• Electra is one of the Oceanides, Electra is the Goddess of the Sea
Clouds that gather around islands near the summits of mountains.
The name Electra from which we get the word electricity was the
name of these clouds as lightning was often seen in them. So,
Electra is the name of the storm clouds that form near
mountaintops near oceans, drawing their moisture and existence
from the sea below and producing storms on high mountains.
• Electra is a powerful and life bringing – bringing vital water to the
high mountain dwellers along the seacoast. She is hard to see
except at a distance. In fact the closer you get to her, the less
distinct she becomes. She is help from afar, a distant helpmate,
and a devoted mother to the beautiful rainbow that seems to
bring a moment of joy to anyone who sees her daughter.
FAMILY
Electra also known as Elektra, was the daughter of King Agamemnon and
Queen Clytemnestra of Mycenae. She was the sister of Iphigenia and
Chrysothemis, as well as Orestes.
• Electra married Thaumas, a powerful Sea God, and had several
children, Iris, Goddess of the Rainbow, and the Harpies. The
rainbow is often seen extending from the sea into rain or storm
clouds, so the Greek mythology is reflecting the actual physical
world
The Harpies
• The Harpies were mythical monsters in Greek mythology,
having the form of a bird and a human face. They carried
evildoers to be punished by the Erinyes.
• Zeus had given the gift of prophecy to King Phineus of
Thrace, who used it to uncover the secret plan of the god.
Angry, Zeus blinded him and put him on an island, where
there was a lot of food; however, Phineus could not eat
anything, because the Harpies would steal his food before
he could eat it. Years later, Jason and the Argonauts arrived
at the island, managing to drive the Harpies away. The
Harpies escaped to their cave in Crete, while Phineus
helped the Argonauts by telling them how to pass the
Symplegades rocks.
• The Harpies were also seen as the personifications of the
destructive winds. Initially, two harpies were mentioned;
Aello (storm swift), and Ocypete (swift wing). Later, a third
was added, named Celaeno (dark).
• Electra, Iphigenia, Chryothemis, and Orestes, all planned the
murder of their mother and her lover Aegisthus. All because their
mother Clytemnestra killed their father Agamemnon
• When Agamemnon returned from the Trojan War along with
Cassandra, he was murdered by his wife and her lover, who was
also his cousin. Clytemnestra was furious at her husband for
sacrificing their daughter Iphigenia to Artemis before his
departure to Troy, while another reason may have been the
possible murder of her first husband by Agamemnon. So, she killed
both Agamemnon and Cassandra upon their arrival, even though
Cassandra had warned of this ill fate.
• Electra and Orestes sought refuge in Athens, and when Orestes
was 20 years old, he consulted the Oracle of Delphi; there, he was
told to take revenge for his father's death. Along with his sister,
they went back to Mycenae and plotted against their mother and
Aegisthus.
• With the help of his cousin and best friend, Pylades, Orestes
managed to kill his mother and her lover; before her death
though, Clytemnestra cursed Orestes and as a result, the Furies or
Erinyes chased him, as it was their duty to punish anyone
commiting matricide or other similar violent acts. Electra,
instead, was not haunted by the Erinyes.
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WORK CITED
• http://www.greekmythology.com/Myths/Mortals/Electra/electra.
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• http://www.mythencyclopedia.com/Dr-Fi/Electra.html\
• http://www.ancientgreece.com/s/GreekMyths/Electra/
• https://www.crystalvaults.com/goddess-electra