The aim of this article is the analysis of the Agamemnon Myth in the light of the psychoanalytic object relations theory, to discover one of the developmental paths of pathological narcissism, so-called grandiose. The dynamic between the environment (external situations and interpersonal relations) and Agamemnon's mental functioning in shaping and staying on this disorder is also analyzed. The dynamic nature of development process of pathological narcissism subtype and narcissistic experiences is illustrate in various stages of the relationship between Agamemnon and objects/others and between self and object/pair, that lie at the heart of the pathological narcissism as expressed in the myth.

Material and methods

In the analysis of the myth the object relationships theory is applied.

It is a myth which illustrates the various stages of the relationship between objects and Agamemnon and his aesthetic conflict in the paranoid-schizoid position. It is the picture of the overwhelming power of primitive narcissistic rage and the environmental deficities that lie at the heart of the God-copmlex.

Conclusions

In fact, the paranoid-schizoid position is conditioned by the dynamics of an intrapsychic and an environmental factors. The turn towards the depressive position has broken down, because narcissistic trauma had overwhelming power, unleashing a furious spiral of violent grievances which without alfa funcion inside and/or outside his world, led to the destruction of good - good self and a good object, whilst giving the illusion of security.