Project Gutenberg 2012-03-19 Public domain in the USA. 91 Aeschylus -525 -456 Aischylos Αισχύλος Αἰσχύλος Esquilo Grypares, I. N. (Ioannes N.) 1870 1942 Γρυπάρης, Ιωάννης Gryparis, Ioannis Grypares, Ioannes N. Ευμενίδες Eumenides Produced by Sophia Canoni "Ευμενίδες" by Aeschylus is a classic Greek tragedy written in the 5th century BC. The play serves as the concluding installment of the Oresteia trilogy, focusing on the story of Orestes, who is pursued by the vengeful Furies after avenging his father's death by killing his mother, Clytemnestra. Thematically, it explores justice, vengeance, and the transition from a cycle of retribution to a more ordered legal system under the guidance of Athena. The opening of "Ευμενίδες" introduces Orestes as he seeks refuge at the temple of Apollo in Delphi, being hunted by the Furies for his crime of matricide. As he pleads for protection from the god Apollo, the Furies awaken and express their fury at Orestes for killing Clytemnestra. The tension escalates as the responsibility for justice is ultimately challenged, with Athena deciding to mediate a trial in Athens to determine Orestes' fate. Here, themes of divine law versus human action are set into motion, foreshadowing the dramatic judicial proceedings to unfold as the drama progresses. (This is an automatically generated summary.) file:///public/vhost/g/gutenberg/html/files/39208/39208-h/images/cover.jpg el Tragedies Orestes, King of Argos (Mythological character) -- Drama PA Text Browsing: History - Ancient Browsing: Literature Browsing: Fiction 192345 192354 2024-09-16T12:44:14.981230 2023-09-17T07:25:30.323070 text/html text/html 191064 2012-03-19T16:01:24 text/html; charset=utf-8 106969 2012-03-19T16:01:24 text/html; charset=utf-8 application/zip 112792 2024-09-16T12:44:17.818206 application/epub+zip 114999 2024-09-16T12:44:15.402217 application/epub+zip 114999 2024-09-16T12:44:15.165223 application/epub+zip 200909 2024-09-16T12:44:19.562194 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 186218 2024-09-16T12:44:17.564216 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 186354 2022-09-18T04:15:15.675814 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 180572 2024-09-16T12:44:14.511237 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 180468 2012-03-19T16:01:20 text/plain; charset=utf-8 53909 2012-03-19T16:01:24 text/plain; charset=utf-8 application/zip 19250 2024-09-16T12:44:19.703190 application/rdf+xml 15764 2024-09-16T12:44:15.252212 image/jpeg 2074 2024-09-16T12:44:15.210212 image/jpeg 108640 2024-09-16T12:44:15.005216 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 en.wikipedia el.wikipedia