Galaxy/The codex of Laodice

Laodice (Ancient Greek Λαοδίκη, "justice of the people") was a daughter of Agamemnon and Clytemnestra named in the Iliad among the Mycenaean princesses offered to Achilles. Later mythographers sometimes conflate her with Electra; Apollodorus lists her among Agamemnon's children.

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I.Daughter of Agamemnon

In Iliad 9 Agamemnon offers Achilles marriage to one of his three daughters still in the halls — Chrysothemis, Laodice, and Iphianassa — together with rich gifts. She is thus a Homeric Atreid princess of Mycenae.

Some later writers identify Homeric Laodice with Electra; others keep them distinct. The atlas treats laodice-atreid as the Iliadic daughter, not the tragic Electra node.

II.Homonym care

Famous namesakes include Laodice daughter of Priam, Laodice wife of Helicaon at Troy, Laodice daughter of Cinyras, and a Hyperborean maiden. The atlas id laodice-atreid is Agamemnon's Mycenaean daughter alone.

AT A GLANCE

Greek nameLaodikē (Λαοδίκη)
Typemortal
Domainsdaughter of Agamemnon · the Mycenaean royal house · Homeric marriage offer
ParentageAgamemnon · Clytemnestra
Cult centersMycenae
EtymologyAncient Greek Λαοδίκη (Laodíkē), "justice of the people."
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