Ιφιγένεια Εν Αυλίδι
Ιφιγένεια Εν Αυλίδι, written by Euripides in 408 BC, is a tragedy that explores the conflict between duty and parental love. Set in Aulis, the Greek fleet is stranded, and Agamemnon must sacrifice his daughter Iphigenia to appease the gods and secure a favorable wind for their journey to Troy. The play highlights Iphigenia's heroism and Agamemnon's internal struggle, making it a significant work in ancient literature that examines themes of sacrifice and moral conflict.
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“He loves power. A terrible love.””
— Euripides
“No mortal ever knows happiness and good fortune all the way to the end. Each one is born with his bitterness waiting for him.””
— Euripides
“AGAMEMNON: Oh immovable law of heaven! Oh my anguish, my relentless fate!CLYTEMNESTRA: Yours? Mine. Hers. No relenting for any of us.””
— Euripides
“Death will be my wedding, children and glory.””
— Euripides
“But words can conquer words.””
— Euripides
“We'll buy back our own harm with what is most dear to us.””
— Euripides
“Truly we are creatures of labor and suffering, and nothing for long. Labor and suffering, and the plain sight of our destiny is the cruelest thing of all.””
— Euripides
“AGAMEMNON: I will not slay my children, nor shall thy interests be prospered by justice in thy vengeance for a worthless wife, while I am left wasting, night and day, in sorrow for what I did to one of my own flesh and blood, contrary to all law and justice.””
— Euripides
“We would have to think the gods had no minds, to pray for murderers.””
— Euripides
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