Electra
See also: electra
English
Alternative forms
- Elektra
Etymology
From (deprecated template usage) [etyl] Ancient Greek ἤλεκτρον (ḗlektron, “amber”), related to ἠλέκτωρ (ēléktōr, “shining sun”).
Proper noun
Electra
- (Greek mythology) 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.
- (astronomy) One of the stars in the Pleiades star cluster.
- (rare) A female given name from Ancient Greek.
Translations
mythical women
a star
|