Electra Electra (; grc, Ήλέκτρα) is one of the most popular mythological characters in tragedies.Evans (1970), p. 79 She is the main character in two Greek tragedies, '' Electra'' by Sophocles and '' Electra'' by Euripides. She is also the centr ...

was a daughter of Agamemnon and Clytemnestra in Greek mythology. Electra or Elektra may also refer to:

Greek mythology

Electra (Pleiad) In Greek mythology, Electra (; 'amber') was one of the Pleiades (Greek mythology), Pleiades, the seven daughters of Atlas (mythology), Atlas and Pleione (mythology), Pleione. She lived on the island of Samothrace. She had two sons, Dardanus (son ...

, one of the Pleiades * Electra, one of the Danaids, daughter of Danaus and

Polyxo Polyxo (; Ancient Greek: Πολυξώ ''Poluxṓ'') is the name of several figures in Greek mythology: *Polyxo, one of the 3,000 Oceanids, water-nymph daughters of the Titans Oceanus and his sister-wife Tethys. *Polyxo, one of the Hyades.''Hygi ...

Electra (Oceanid) In Greek mythology, Electra (; ) was one of the 3,000 Oceanids, water-nymph daughters of the Titans Oceanus and his sister-spouse Tethys. Family According to Hesiod, she was the wife of Thaumas, and by him, the mother of Iris, the goddess o ...

, the wife of Thaumas and mother of Iris and the Harpies

Places

Terrestrial features

* Mount Electra *

Electra Lake Electra Lake is a privately owned reservoir in La Plata County Colorado. Owned by Xcel Energy, Electra Lake provides water storage for the Tacoma Hydro Generating Station. The reservoir's maximum capacity is . History Electra Lake Dam, also k ...

Outer space

Electra (star) Electra , designated 17 Tauri, is a blue-white giant star in the constellation of Taurus. It is the third-brightest star in the Pleiades open star cluster ( M45); the most visible stars in this group are named for the Seven Sisters of ...

, 17 Tauri *

130 Elektra Elektra (minor planet designation: 130 Elektra) is a large outer main-belt asteroid and quadruple system with three minor-planet moons. It was discovered on 17 February 1873, by astronomer Christian Peters at Litchfield Observatory, New York, a ...

, an asteroid

Municipalities

Electra, California Electra (formerly, Whites Bar) is a former settlement in Amador County, California. It lay on the north bank of the Mokelumne River The Mokelumne River ( or ; ''Mokelumne'', Miwok for "People of the Fish Net") is a -long river in northern Ca ...

Electra, Texas Electra is a city in Wichita County, Texas, United States. It is part of the Wichita Falls metropolitan statistical area. The population was 2,791 at the 2010 census., down from 3,168 in 2000. Electra claims the title of Pump Jack Capital of T ...

* Electra, Queensland, a locality in the Bundaberg Region, Queensland, Australia

Buildings

Electra (San Diego) Electra is San Diego's tallest condominium community and was until 2014 the tallest residential high rise building in San Diego, California, United States, with a height of 144.8 meters. It comprises 43 floors and 248 rooms, and was completed in 2 ...

, a condominium tower located in downtown San Diego * Electra Building, Vancouver, a skyscraper *

Electra House Electra House is a building at 84 Moorgate, London, England. It is notable as the wartime London base of Cable & Wireless Limited, and office of Department EH — one of the three British organisations that merged in World War II to form the Spe ...

, a building at 84 Moorgate, London, England * Electra High School * Electra Tower

People

Carmen Electra Tara Leigh Patrick (born April 20, 1972), known professionally as Carmen Electra, is an American actress, model, singer, and media personality. She began her career as a singer after moving to Minneapolis, where she met Prince, who produced h ...

(born 1972), American model, actress, and singer *

Elektra (name) Elektra is a female given name. Its Greek origin ( Ἠλέκτρα, Ēlektra) means "amber", and thus "shining", "incandescent". Names with similar meanings are Lucy and Svetlana. Variants are Ela, Elka, Elke, Elek, Elektrine. Name days *Czech: ...

, female given name *

Elektra (wrestling) Donna Adamo (born November 12, 1970) is an American retired professional wrestling valet and professional wrestler, better known by her ring name, Elektra. She is best known for her appearances with the Philadelphia, Pennsylvania-based promotion ...

(born 1970), stage name of Donna Adamo, professional wrestling valet and adult model * Electra Havemeyer Webb (1888–1960), American museum founder *

Electra Waggoner Biggs Electra Waggoner Biggs (November 8, 1912 – April 23, 2001) was a Texas-born heiress, socialite and sculptor, widely known as owner of the Waggoner Ranch in Texas as well as her sculptures of Will Rogers, Dwight Eisenhower, Harry Truman, Bob H ...

(1912–2001) *

Electra Carlin Electra Carlin (September 28, 1912 – February 19, 2000) was an American art dealer and gallery owner in Fort Worth, Texas. She operated Fort Worth's longest-running private art gallery, which was also the first in the area founded and operated ...

(1912–2000) *

Electra Collins Doren Electra Collins Doren (December 4, 1861 – March 4, 1927) was a suffragist and library scientist who started the United States' first book wagon service. She was the longtime director of the Dayton Public Library and Museum in the early 20th c ...

(1861–1927), suffragette and library scientist *

Dorian Electra Dorian Electra Fridkin Gomberg (born 1992) is an American singer, songwriter, and performance artist. Their debut studio album, ''Flamboyant'', was released in 2019, followed by their second studio album, '' My Agenda,'' in 2020. Electra is kno ...

(born 1992) *

Justine Electra Justine Electra (born Justine Beatty) is an Australian-born multi-instrumentalist, singer-songwriter and tech house DJ. She is based in Berlin, Germany. Her debut album, ''Soft Rock'' was released in June 2006 to a positive reception. The seco ...

Electra Waggoner Electra Waggoner (January 6, 1882 – November 26, 1925) was an American rancher and socialite from Texas. She was an heiress to the Waggoner Ranch, one of the largest ranches in the United States. The town of Electra, Texas was named in her honor. ...

(1882–1925) *

Electra Elite Electra Elite ( sr-cyr, Електра Елит, Elektra Elit) is a Serbian singer and sex worker. Early and personal life Assigned male at birth, Elite was born and raised in Knin, modern-day Croatia, in a Serb family. She graduated from the 4 ...

, Serbian singer and sex worker *

Electra Mustaine Electra Nicole Mustaine (born January 28, 1998) is an American musician. The daughter of heavy metal musician Dave Mustaine, she was raised in Fallbrook, California and currently resides in Nashville, Tennessee. Family Mustaine is the daughte ...

(born 1998)

Animals

* ''Electra'' (bryozoan), a genus of aquatic invertebrates * ''Elektra'' (bug), a genus of insects in the tribe

Mirini Mirini is a tribe of plant bugs belonging to the subfamily Mirinae. Genera '' Acanthocranella'' - '' Acanthopeplus'' - '' Actinonotus'' - '' Adelphocoridea'' - ''Adelphocoris'' - '' Adelphocorisella'' - '' Adnotholopus'' - '' Adphytocoris'' - ...

Electra (horse) Electra (1906 – 1918) was a British Thoroughbred racehorse and broodmare. A a two-year-old she showed considerable promise as she won four time from eight starts and finished second on three occasions. In the following year she won the 100 ...

, a Thoroughbred racehorse

Art, entertainment, and media

Comics

* '' Elektra: Assassin'' (1986), a comics miniseries dedicated to the Marvel character

Fictional characters

Electra (cat) Jellicle cats are a fictional type of feline from T. S. Eliot's 1939 light poetry book ''Old Possum's Book of Practical Cats''. Jellicle cats were first mentioned in Eliot's 1933 poem "Five-Finger Exercises" and later developed in ''Old Possu ...

, in T.S. Eliot's ''Old Possum's Book of Practical Cats'' and in the musical ''Cats'' *

Elektra (character) Elektra Natchios (, ) is a fictional character appearing in American comic books published by Marvel Comics. Created by Frank Miller, the character first appeared in ''Daredevil'' #168 (Jan. 1981). She is a love interest of the superhero Matt ...

, a Marvel Comics character * "Electra", Cathy's dog in the ''Cathy'' comic strip * Electra the Electric Train, a character in ''Starlight Express'' * Elektra King, in ''The World is not Enough'' * Elektra (''Tracy Beaker Returns'' character) * Elektra, the princess of the Electric Eels from '' Sea Princesses''

Film

* ''Electra'' (1962 film), based on the Euripides play * ''Electra'', a 1996

Shannon Tweed Shannon Lee Tweed Simmons (born March 10, 1957) is a Canadian actress and model. One of the most successful actresses of mainstream erotica, she is identified with the genre of the erotic thriller. Tweed has appeared in more than 60 films and in ...

film * ''Elektra'' (2005 film), a film based on the Marvel character * ''Elektra'' (2010 film), a Malayalam psychological drama film

Music

Groups

* Electra (band), an electronic musical band from the United Kingdom *

Electra (Israeli band) Electra is an Israeli rock'n'roll band, influenced by 1960s pop and soul, garage rock, and 1970s punk and ska. It is one of the most prominent bands at the Israeli rock'n'roll and indie scene. The band members are Nitzan Horesh (lead singer, ...

, an Israeli rock'n'roll band * Elektra (band), a pop rock band from Iceland

Albums

* ''Electra'' (album), by Alice Caymmi * ''Electra'' (Arild Andersen album) * ''Elektra'' (Suspekt album), 2011 * '' Elektra: The Album'', the soundtrack to the 2005 film

Songs

* "Electra" (song), a 2009 song by heavy metal band Dio

Operas

* ''Elektra'' (opera), by Richard Strauss * ''Electra'', by

Johann Christian Friedrich Hæffner Johann Christian Friedrich Hæffner (2 March 1759 in Oberschönau – 28 May 1833 in Uppsala) was a German-born Swedish composer. Hæffner received his first musical education with the Schmalkalden organist Johann Gottfried Vierling. He ...

* ''Elektra'', by

Mikis Theodorakis Michail "Mikis" Theodorakis ( el, Μιχαήλ "Μίκης" Θεοδωράκης ; 29 July 1925 – 2 September 2021) was a Greek composer and lyricist credited with over 1,000 works. He scored for the films '' Zorba the Greek'' (1964), '' Z'' ...

Plays

* ''Electra'' (Euripides play) * ''Electra'' (Sophocles play) * ''Electra'' (Giraudoux play), 1930 * ''Electra'' (Wijesinha play), 1986 * ''Elektra'', by

Hugo von Hofmannsthal Hugo Laurenz August Hofmann von Hofmannsthal (; 1 February 1874 – 15 July 1929) was an Austrian novelist, librettist, poet, dramatist, narrator, and essayist. Early life Hofmannsthal was born in Landstraße, Vienna, the son of an upper-cla ...

after Sophocles * ''Elektra'' (started in 1949, first performed 1987), a play by

Ezra Pound Ezra Weston Loomis Pound (30 October 1885 – 1 November 1972) was an expatriate American poet and critic, a major figure in the early modernist poetry movement, and a fascist collaborator in Italy during World War II. His works includ ...

and Rudd Fleming * ''Electra'', a 1901 play written by

Benito Pérez Galdós Benito Pérez Galdós (May 10, 1843 – January 4, 1920) was a Spanish realist novelist. He was the leading literary figure in 19th-century Spain, and some scholars consider him second only to Miguel de Cervantes in stature as a Spanish no ...

Business

* Electra (company), electricity and water company in Cape Verde * Electra Bicycle Company, Vista, California-based bicycle brand/company *

Electra Guitars Electra was a brand of electric guitars and basses manufactured in Japan and distributed in the US by two companies owned by brothersSaint Louis Music(SLM) and Pacific Coast Music in the 1970s and early 1980s. In 2013, the brand launched a succ ...

, brand of imported electric guitar of the 70s and 80s * Electra Partners Europe, European private equity firm renamed Motion Equity Partners * Unbound Group, formerly Electra Private Equity, London-based listed investment trust *

Elektra Records Elektra Records (or Elektra Entertainment) is an American record label owned by Warner Music Group, founded in 1950 by Jac Holzman and Paul Rickolt. It played an important role in the development of contemporary folk and rock music between th ...

, U.S. record label *

Grupo Elektra Grupo Elektra is a Mexican financial and retailing corporation established by Hugo Salinas Price. The company has operations in Latin America and is the largest non-bank provider of cash advance services in the United States. It is listed on t ...

, Mexican corporation *

Electra Airways Electra Airways ( bg, Електра Еъруейс) is a Bulgarian charter and ACMI airline. History The airline was founded in 2016 and commenced flight operations one year later in August 2017 with a single Airbus A320 The Airbus A320 ...

, airline

Technology

* Elektra (layout engine) *

Electra (radio) Electra, formally called the Electra Proximity Link Payload, is a telecommunications package that acts as a communications relay and navigation aid for Mars spacecraft and rovers. The use of such a relay increases the amount of data that can be ...

, telecommunications transceiver for Mars spacecraft * Electra (satellite), a project for a communications satellite with all-electric propulsion *

Electra (teletext) Electra was a teletext service in the United States that was in operation from the early 1980s up until 1993, when it was shut down due to a lack of funding, and discontinuation of teletext-capable television sets by the only US television manuf ...

, a teletext service from the early 1980s to the early 1990s * Electra, a satellite also known as Explorer-1 Prime * Elektra, a navigation system developed from the

Lorenz beam The Lorenz beam was a blind-landing radio navigation system developed by C. Lorenz AG in Berlin. The first system had been installed in 1932 at Berlin-Tempelhof Central Airport, followed by Dübendorf in Switzerland (1934) and others all over the wo ...

* Electra, an iOS jailbreak app

Transportation

Buick Electra The Buick Electra is a full-size luxury car manufactured and marketed by Buick from 1959 to 1990, over six generations. Introduced as the replacement for the Roadmaster lines, the Electra served as the flagship Buick sedan line through its ...

, full-size premium automobiles built by the Buick division of General Motors *

Lockheed L-188 Electra The Lockheed L-188 Electra is an American turboprop airliner built by Lockheed. First flown in 1957, it was the first large turboprop airliner built in the United States. Initial sales were good, but after two fatal crashes that led to expensi ...

, an American turboprop airliner built by Lockheed *

Lockheed Model 10 Electra The Lockheed Model 10 Electra is an American twin-engined, all-metal monoplane airliner developed by the Lockheed Aircraft Corporation in the 1930s to compete with the Boeing 247 and Douglas DC-2. The type gained considerable fame as one was ...

, a twin-engine, all-metal monoplane airliner from the 1930s *

Lockheed Model 12 Electra Junior The Lockheed Model 12 Electra Junior, more commonly known as the Lockheed 12 or L-12, is an eight-seat, six-passenger all-metal twin-engine transport aircraft of the late 1930s designed for use by small airlines, companies, and wealthy private ind ...

, an eight-seat, six-passenger all-metal twin-engine transport aircraft of the late 1930s *

Lockheed Model 14 Super Electra The Lockheed Model 14 Super Electra was an American civil passenger and cargo aircraft built by the Lockheed Aircraft Corporation during the late 1930s. An outgrowth of the earlier Model 10 Electra, the Model 14 was also developed into larger, ...

, a civil cargo and passenger aircraft * Electra, an express electric locomotive of the type

British Rail Class 77 The British Rail Class 77, also known as Class EM2, is a class of 1.5 kV DC, Co-Co electric locomotive. They were built by Metropolitan-Vickers in 1953–1954 for use over the Woodhead Line between Manchester and Sheffield. Description Seven ...

built in 1953 for the Woodhead Line * Electra, an early codename for the

British Rail Class 91 The British Rail Class 91 is a high-speed electric locomotive, which produces power of ; it was ordered as a component of the East Coast Main Line modernisation and electrification programme of the late 1980s. The Class 91s were given the auxi ...

electric locomotive * Electra, a

Great Western Railway The Great Western Railway (GWR) was a British railway company that linked London London is the capital and List of urban areas in the United Kingdom, largest city of England and the United Kingdom, with a population of just under 9 mill ...

Firefly class 2-2-2 locomotive * Harley-Davidson Electra Glide, a motorcycle in the FL model series since 1965 * HMS ''Electra'', five ships * USS ''Electra'' * HS ''Elektra''

Organizations

* Electra (arts organisation), London-based non-profit arts organisation * Elektra Berlin, a German association football club

Other uses

* Electra (typeface), a serif typeface *

Electra complex In neo-Freudian psychology, the Electra complex, as proposed by Carl Jung in his ''Theory of Psychoanalysis'', is a girl's psychosexual competition with her mother for possession of her father. In the course of her psychosexual development, the ...

, a psychiatric concept