Agamemnon ruled Mycenae as the wealthiest and most powerful king in Greece, wielding the scepter Zeus had given through Pelops and Atreus. His authority over the golden citadel made him supreme commander of the Greek expedition to Troy.
Perseus founded and ruled Mycenae, naming the city after the cap of his scabbard fell off at the site, which he took as a sign. He fortified it with the help of the Cyclopes and established the Perseid dynasty.
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