Orestes

The revenge Orestes took against his murderous adulterous Mother and Step Father

These goddesses are known by many names, Furies being their Roman name. In Greek mythology they are known as the Erinyes, or the Eumenides. Sometimes they are referred to as Dirae or 'Dread Ones'.

Orestes seemingly may have all the justifications for his revenge on his mother and his father's uncle for his father's death - but does he feel justified?

Aesychlus's Oresteia is a trilogy rich with symbolism and imagery.

In Aeschylus' Eumenides, soon after the murder of Clytemnestra by her son Orestes he, plagued by the Furies, seeks aid at the temple of Apollo in Delphi.

In Aeschylus' Cheophoroe, some seven years after the murder of Agamemnon, Orestes along with his friend Pylades enter Argos (Mycenae) disguised as travellers and approach the tomb of Agamemnon....

Aeschylus alters our opinions of the characters in "The Oresteia" to provoke thoughts on the theme of justice in his plays.

An analysis of thematic hope in Ancient Greek tragedies by the playwright Euripides in the 5th century BC. Plays examined include "Hecuba," "Orestes," "Ion," "Iphegenia at Aulis."