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Name: Eumenides
Rating: 2 (1 reviews)
Author: Aeschylus

Eumenides, the final part of Aeschylus’s Oresteia trilogy, continues the cycle that began with Agamemnon and was carried forward by Orestes. The play dramatizes Orestes’s trial for murdering his mother, Clytemnestra, an act committed to avenge his father, Agamemnon. Pursued by the Erinyes (Furies), Orestes seeks resolution and expiation of his guilt.

First publish date: 1844

Genre: Drama & Plays/Tragedy

Authors: Aeschylus

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