The following minor characters have been referred to in the play, but they do not appear in the play:
Iphigenia
The infant daughter of Clymenestra and Agamemnon. She is killed by Agamemnon as a sacrifice, to ensure a safe voyage to Troy.
Helen
The sister of King Agamemnon. She suffers, as she does not have a happy married life.
Helen's husband
He is unable to handle his wife or give her any happiness.
Menalaus
Clymenestra's sister's husband.
Apollo
A Greek god who tells Orestes to kill his mother.
Priam
The King of Troy. He is killed by Agamemnon in the Trojan War.
Cassandra
Princess of Troy. Agamemnon brings her to Argos as his concubine after he wins the Trojan war.
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