Aegisthus was the son of Thyestes and his daughter, Pelopia. He was Clytemnestra's lover, though she was married to Agamemnon, and helped her kill him.
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Aegisthus killed Agamemnon because he sought revenge for Agamemnon's father, Atreus, who had wronged Aegisthus' family in the past. Additionally, Aegisthus was also motivated by his desire to take Agamemnon's throne and power for himself.
Agamemnon's father, Atreus, displaced Aegisthus' father on the throne.
Aegisthus didn't actually kill Agamemnon, Clytaemnestra actually killed Agamemnon by stabbing him after luring him in for a bath after returning from Troy. Aegisthus does however help Clytaemnestra plot his death after seducing her.
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