79- Oresteia: What Goes Around Comes Around

Agamemnon comes home to find consequences waiting for him in Argos. This sets off a chain reaction resulting in a cycle of violence swirling around Orestes, son of Agamemnon. We get scenes of Furies chasing him from Argos to Athens where his fate will get decided by a trial- with Apollo's only contribution being an attack on all women...Time period: 1192 BCE onwardsRelevant individuals:Agamemnon, King of MycenaeClytemnestra, Queen of MycenaeAegisthus, lover of ClytemnestraOrestes, son of Agamemnon and ClytemnestraElectra, daughter of Agamemnon and ClytemnestraAthena (Minerva), Goddess of WisdomThe Furies (Eumenides)Sources for this episode:Aeschylus (1977), The Oresteia. Translated by R. Fagles. London: Penguin Books Ltd.The Editors, Encyclopedia Britannica (date unknown) Zygote (online) (Accessed 27/08/2024).Frazer, J. G. (1921), Apollodorus: The Library (Volume I). London: William Heinemann.Frazer, J. G. (1921), Apollodorus: The Library (Volume II). London: William Heinemann.Graves, R. (1981), Greek Myths: Illustrated Edition. London: Cassell Ltd.Ovid (1968), Metamorphoses. Translated by M. M. Innes. Harmondsworth: Penguin Books Ltd.Author unknown, Wikipedia (date unknown), Erinyes (online) (Accessed 27/08/2024).