Into this horrific cycle steps Athena, goddess of wisdom, who establishes the rule of law to replace fatal vengeance. The Furies, hideous deities who punish the murder of blood kin, pursue Orestes. Their son Orestes avenges his father by killing his mother. Queen Clytaemestra of Argos murders her husband Agamemnon. This drama of the House of Atreus catches everyone in a bloody net. Comprising three plays- Agamemnon, Libation Bearers, and The Furies-it is the only surviving example of the ancient trilogy form for Greek tragedies. at the festival of Dionysus in Athens, Aeschylus' trilogy Oresteia won the first prize. The ancient dictate of vengeance is transformed by Athena into the rule of lawįirst presented in the spring of 458 B.C.E. Laura McClure, Mark Stansbury-O'Donnell, and Matthew Roller, Series Editors Home / Books / Catalog Archive / Spring 2018Īgamemnon, Libation Bearers, and The Holy GoddessesĪeschylus, A verse translation by David Mulroy, with introduction and notes
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