Orestes | Aegisthus, Clytemnestra & Electra | Britannica
Orestes, in Greek mythology, son of Agamemnon, king of Mycenae (or Argos), and his wife, Clytemnestra. According to Homer, Orestes was away when his father returned from Troy to meet his death at the hands of Aegisthus, his wife’s lover.
Orestes: The Tragic Hero of Ancient Greek Mythology
2024年9月27日 · From the vast mythology of ancient Greece, there are only a few figures as immediately striking as Orestes, son of Agamemnon and Clytemnestra. The story of Orestes is an engaging one full of vengeance, justice, and redemption, providing insight into the extremely complicated moral and ethical dilemmas with which the ancient Greeks were fascinated.
Orestes - Myth Encyclopedia - mythology, Greek, god, story, …
In Greek mythology, Orestes was the prince who avenged the murder of his father, King Agamemnon of Mycenae, by killing his own mother, Clytemnestra. Orestes' sisters Iphigenia and Electra play important roles in his story.
Orestes | Facts, Information, and Mythology - Encyclopedia Mythica
This slender outline of the story of Orestes has been spun out and embellished in various ways by the tragic poets. Thus it is said that at the murder of Agamemnon it was intended also to despatch Orestes, but that Electra secretly entrusted him to the slave who had the management of him.
Orestes | Avenger of Agamemnon's Legacy in Greek Mythology
2023年9月26日 · At the heart of Orestes’ tale is the act of matricide, a divine mandate from Apollo to avenge his father, Agamemnon’s murder. With the aid of his sister Electra, Orestes executes vengeance upon his mother Clytemnestra and her lover Aegisthus.
The Internet Classics Archive | Orestes by Euripides
It is the sixth day after the murder of Clytemnestra and Aegisthus. ELECTRA is discovered alone. ORESTES lies sleeping on a couch in the background. There is naught so terrible to describe, be it physical pain or heaven-sent affliction, that man's nature may not have to bear the burden of it.
Electra | Greek Mythology, Tragedy, Orestes | Britannica
Electra, in Greek legend, the daughter of Agamemnon and Clytemnestra, who saved the life of her young brother Orestes by sending him away when their father was murdered. When he later returned, she helped him to slay their mother and their mother’s lover, Aegisthus. Electra then married Orestes’.
Orestes | Ancient Greek, Tragedy, Revenge | Britannica
Orestes, play by Euripides, performed in 408 bce, that retells the story of the aftermath of Orestes’ matricide. Euripides set the play in a world where courts of law already exist. In his version, Orestes, his sister Electra, and his cousin and friend Pylades are …
ANCIENT GREECE – EURIPIDES – ORESTES - Ancient Literature
“Orestes” is a late tragedy by the ancient Greek playwright Euripides, first presented in 408 BCE. It continues the story of Orestes after the events of Euripides ’ play “Electra”, as he seeks to free himself from the torment of the Furies after the murder of his mother, and to obtain acquittal from the earthly courts for his deeds.
The Oresteia – Aeschylus | Play Summary & Analysis - Ancient …
“The Oresteia“ (comprising “Agamemnon” , “The Libation Bearers” and “The Eumenides” ) is the only surviving example of a complete trilogy of ancient Greek plays (a fourth play, which would have been performed as a comic finale, a satyr play called “Proteus” , has not survived).
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