Oresteia
About this book
The Oresteia -- Agamemnon, Choephori, and The Eumenides -- depicts the downfall of the house of Atreus: after King Agamemnon is murdered by Clytemnestra, their son, Orestes, is commanded by Apollo to avenge the crime by killing his mother, and he does so, bringing on himself the wrath of the Furies and the judgment of Athens. Together, the three plays are one of the major achievements of Greek antiquity. - Publisher.
Subjects
Agamemnon (Greek mythology)DramaElectra (Greek mythology)Greek dramaGreek drama (Tragedy)Orestes (Greek mythology)Translations into EnglishTranslations into IcelandicTranslations into ItalianTranslations into SpanishHellenistic Greek literatureGreek language materialsGreek MythologyGreekContinental european drama (dramatic works by one author)Fiction (fictional works by one author)Mythology, greekGreek drama, translations into englishFiction, generalClassical dramaErinyes (Greek mythology)Poesia dramatica gregaPoetry (poetic works by one author)Special events