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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 ...
The play debuted in Athens at the City Dionysia in 408 BC. At least one performance became known because of a mispronunciation by the actor Hegelochus, playing Orestes, which was lampooned by several poets. In line 279 of the play, instead of "after the storm I see again a calm sea" (γαλήν' ὁρῶ, galḗn' horô), Hegelochus recited ...
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 ...
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.
Only Murders in the Building, often abbreviated as OMITB, is an American mystery comedy-drama television series created by Steve Martin and John Hoffman.The main plot focuses on a trio of strangers (played by Steve Martin, Martin Short, and Selena Gomez), all with a shared interest in true crime podcasts, who become friends while investigating a succession of suspicious murders in the Arconia ...
Electra. (Euripides play) Orestes, Electra and Hermes at Agamemnon's tomb. Side A of a Lucanian red-figure pelike, c. 380–370 BC. Euripides ' Electra (Ancient Greek: Ἠλέκτρα, Ēlektra) is a play probably written in the mid 410s BC, likely before 413 BC. It is unclear whether it was first produced before or after Sophocles ' version of ...
In 2016, the Menendez brothers were subjects of the weekly comedic "true-crime" podcast The Last Podcast on the Left. The case has been discussed multiple times across various podcasts from Court TV, including Murder and the Menendez Brothers. The podcast "Onward with Rosie O'Donnell" featured an interview with Lyle Menedez.