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by Aeschylus

The Oresteia is a three play cycle by Aeschylus, which tells the tragic story of the house of Atreus. The three plays are Agamemnon, The Libation Bearers or Choephoroi, and Eumenides. See the individual entries for these works for more details.

Characters: Agamemnon, Clytemnestra, Aegisthus, Electra, Orestes, Furies, Athena
Keywords: Atreus, Trojan War, matricide, Areopagus

Critical sites about Oresteia

Study Guide for The Oresteia
http://www.temple.edu/classics/oresteia.html
A detailed study guide for the Oresteia, including reading questions, notes on some lines (keyed to the Harrison and Fagles translations), and links to relevant sources. Covers all three plays in the cycle.
Contains: Content Analysis
Author: Robin Mitchell-Boyak
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