Project Gutenberg 2012-03-07 Public domain in the USA. 95 Aeschylus -525 -456 Aischylos Αισχύλος Αἰσχύλος Esquilo Grypares, I. N. (Ioannes N.) 1870 1942 Γρυπάρης, Ιωάννης Gryparis, Ioannis Grypares, Ioannes N. Χοηφόροι Choephori The Libation Bearers Produced by Sophia Canoni "Χοηφόροι" by Aeschylus is a classic Greek tragedy written in the 5th century BC. This play is the second part of the "Oresteia" trilogy, focusing on themes of revenge, justice, and familial duty. It delves into the intense emotions surrounding Orestes’ quest to avenge his father's murder, primarily involving the characters Orestes, his sister Electra, and their mother Clytemnestra. The opening of "Χοηφόροι" introduces us to the grim aftermath of King Agamemnon's death, with his widow Clytemnestra haunted by nightmares and sending Electra to perform ritual offerings at her father's grave. As the unsuspecting siblings, Electra and Orestes, emotionally reconnect in their mourning, they plot revenge against Clytemnestra and her lover Aegisthus, who conspired to murder Agamemnon. The stage is set for a dramatic exploration of vengeance and the weight of destiny as Orestes grapples with the moral implications of fulfilling the oracle's command to restore justice for his father's death. (This is an automatically generated summary.) file:///public/vhost/g/gutenberg/html/files/39073/39073-h/images/cover.jpg el Tragedies Electra (Greek mythological figure) -- Drama Orestes, King of Argos (Mythological character) -- Drama PA Text Browsing: History - General Browsing: Literature Browsing: Fiction 119305 119225 2024-09-16T11:58:54.413628 2023-09-17T06:46:21.645693 text/html text/html 114793 2012-03-07T10:58:56 text/html; charset=utf-8 91923 2012-03-07T10:58:56 text/html; charset=utf-8 application/zip 96914 2024-09-16T11:58:56.907362 application/epub+zip 97385 2024-09-16T11:58:54.777377 application/epub+zip 97385 2024-09-16T11:58:54.566417 application/epub+zip 162463 2024-09-16T11:58:58.372353 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 148397 2024-09-16T11:58:56.698357 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 148471 2022-09-17T18:28:01.598140 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 112232 2024-09-16T11:58:53.871413 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 112171 2012-03-07T10:58:50 text/plain; charset=utf-8 35201 2012-03-07T10:58:56 text/plain; charset=utf-8 application/zip 19598 2024-09-16T11:58:58.508381 application/rdf+xml 19331 2024-09-16T11:58:54.655366 image/jpeg 2775 2024-09-16T11:58:54.608373 image/jpeg 93037 2024-09-16T11:58:54.430378 application/octet-stream application/zip Archives containing the RDF files for *all* our books can be downloaded at https://www.gutenberg.org/wiki/Gutenberg:Feeds#The_Complete_Project_Gutenberg_Catalog el.wikipedia en.wikipedia