Electra's father was AGAMEMNON, a legendary Greek king of Mycenae and the leader of the Greek forces in the Trojan War. He was the son of Atreus and Aerope, and the husband of Clytemnestra. AGAMEMNON was a central figure in many of the Greek myths, including the story of Electra, his daughter. Electra was the daughter of AGAMEMNON and Clytemnestra, and was known for her loyalty to her father and her hatred of her mother.