The Oresteia (Ancient Greek: Ὀρέστεια) is a trilogy of Greek tragedies written
by Aeschylus in the 5th century BC, concerning the murder of Agamemnon by
Clytemnestra, the murder of Clytemnestra by Orestes, the trial of Orestes, the
end of the curse on the House of Atreus and the pacification of the Erinyes.
The trilogy—consisting of Agamemnon (Ἀγαμέμνων), The Libation Bearers
(Χοηφóρoι), and The Eumenides (Εὐμενίδες)—also shows how the Greek gods
interacted with the characters and influenced their decisions pertaining to
events and disputes. The only extant example of an ancient Greek theatre
trilogy, the Oresteia won first prize at the Dionysia festival in 458 BC. The
principal themes of the trilogy include the contrast between revenge and
justice, as well as the transition from personal vendetta to organized
litigation. Oresteia originally included a satyr play, Proteus (Πρωτεύς),
following the tragic trilogy, but all except a single line of Proteus has been
lost.
References:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Oresteia
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