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Orestes at Delphi flanked by Athena and Pylades among the Erinyes and priestesses of the oracle, perhaps including Pythia behind the tripod – Paestan red-figured bell-krater, c. 330 BC. In Greek mythology, Orestes or Orestis (/ ɒˈrɛstiːz /; Greek: Ὀρέστης [oréstɛːs]) was the son of Agamemnon and Clytemnestra, and the brother of ...
Contents. Oresteia. The Oresteia (Ancient Greek: Ὀρέστεια) is a trilogy of Greek tragedies written by Aeschylus in the 5th century BCE, concerning the murder of Agamemnon by Clytemnestra, the murder of Clytemnestra by Orestes, the trial of Orestes, the end of the curse on the House of Atreus and the pacification of the Furies (also ...
Orestes, one of the leaders of the satyrs [1] who joined the army of Dionysus in his campaign against India. [2] Orestes, son of river god Achelous and princess Perimede, daughter of King Aeolus of Thessaly. He was the brother of Hippodamas. [3] Orestes, a Greek warrior slain by Hector and Ares during the Trojan War. [4]
Original language. Ancient Greek. Genre. Tragedy. Setting. before the Palace of Argos. Orestes (Ancient Greek: Ὀρέστης, Orestēs) (408 BCE) is an Ancient Greek play by Euripides that follows the events of Orestes after he had murdered his mother.
The Flies. The Flies (French: Les Mouches) is a play by Jean-Paul Sartre, produced in 1943. It is an adaptation of the Electra myth, previously used by the Greek playwrights Sophocles, Aeschylus and Euripides.
Electra, also spelt Elektra (/ əˈlɛktrə /; [ 1 ] Ancient Greek: Ἠλέκτρα, romanized:Ēléktrā, lit. ' amber '; [ɛː.lék.traː]), is one of the most popular mythological characters in tragedies. [ 2 ] She is the main character in two Greek tragedies, Electra by Sophocles and Electra by Euripides. She is also the central figure in ...
Orestes Pursued by the Furiesis an event from Greek mythologythat is a recurring theme in art depicting Orestes. Background. [edit] In the Iliad, the king of Argos, Agamemnon, sacrifices his daughter Iphigeniato Artemisto assure good sailing weather to travel to Troyand fight in the Trojan War. In Agamemnon, the first play of Aeschylus's ...
Romulus Augustus, the last Western Roman Emperor, surrenders the crown to Odoacer (1880 illustration). The overthrow of Romulus Augustus, considered to have been the final Western Roman Emperor. Odoacer 's deposition of Romulus Augustus, occurring in 476 AD, was a coup that marked the end of the reign of the Western Roman Emperor last approved ...