Electra

American

[ih-lek-truh] / ɪˈlɛk trə /

noun

Classical Mythology. Also Elektra the daughter of Agamemnon and Clytemnestra who incited her brother Orestes to kill Clytemnestra and her lover Aegisthus.
Astronomy. one of the six visible stars in the Pleiades.

Electra British

/ ɪˈlɛktrə /

noun

Greek myth the daughter of Agamemnon and Clytemnestra. She persuaded her brother Orestes to avenge their father by killing his murderess Clytemnestra and her lover Aegisthus

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Electra Cultural

In classical mythology, a daughter of Agamemnon. To avenge his death, she helped her brother, Orestes, kill their mother and her lover.

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The “Electra complex” in psychology involves a girl's or woman's unconscious sexual feelings for her father.

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US-based aerospace startup Electra expects its nine-seater hybrid plane to take flight by 2029, running on a combination of jet fuel and electric power.

From BBC • Sep. 18, 2025

Separately, the US firm Electra is taking a different approach to producing highly purified iron from ores.

From BBC • Sep. 4, 2025

The wreck of the Electra sits on the Pacific’s floor, Shapiro asserts, at a level deeper than the ruins of the Titanic.

From Los Angeles Times • Jul. 11, 2025

She is now a partner with Lowercarbon Capital, which invests in a low-carbon iron startup called Electra.

From Science Magazine • Apr. 30, 2024

The other two were a girl and a boy, Electra and Orestes.

From "Mythology: Timeless Tales of Gods and Heroes" by Edith Hamilton

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