Who is reputed to have said, 'Today, I have gazed on the face of Agamemnon'? after discoveries at Mycenae?
Mask of Agamemnon discoveries at the site, Schliemann notified King George of Greece. He is supposed to have told the king in a telegraph, "I have gazed upon the face of Agamemnon". Schliemann later named his son, Agamemnon Schliemann, after the legendary king. In the later half of the 20th century and the beginning of the 21st century, the authenticity of the mask has been formally questioned, primarily by William Calder III and David Traill. "Archaeology" magazine has run a series of articles presenting both sides of the debate. By the time of the excavation of the Shaft Graves, the Greek Archaeological Society
Aletes of Mycenae Aletes of Mycenae In Greek mythology, Aletes () was the son of Aegisthus and Clytemnestra, the king and queen of Mycenae. He had two sisters: Erigone and Helen. When they were young, their parents were killed by Orestes, who was their half-brother and the son of Clytemnestra and Agamemnon (this was in revenge for Clytemnestra killing Agamemnon, which she did in revenge for Agamemnon killing their daughter Iphigenia). The infant Helen was also killed or at least died young. In most accounts, Orestes leaves Mycenae after he kills his mother and is pursued by the Furies. He wanders, is purified,