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- Why was Agamemnon Killed in the Oresteia?Agamemnon was killed by his wife, Clytaemnestra, in the book The Oresteia. What were her motives?
Ancient Dysfunctional Families - Part IThe family of Agamemnon and Clytemnestra makes the Bundys and the Simpsons look like the Waltons.- Ancient Greek Myths: Murder and RevengeNone of the deaths in Agamemnon's family would have occurred if it hadn't been for the start of the Trojan War.
- Serpent Imagery in the Oresteia from AesychlusAesychlus's Oresteia is a trilogy rich with symbolism and imagery.
- The Perception of Penelope and ClytemnestraThis paper compares the material and married whiles of Penelope from the Odyssey and Clytemnestra from the Orestia. The paper turns into a justification for the murderous actions of Queen Clytemnestra.
- Tracing the Development of the Hereditary Blood-Feud in Aeschylus' AgamemnonAeschylus' Agamemnon deals with the middle phase in the gruesome happenings which span three generations.
- Reviewing Aeschylus' "Orestia" TrilogyThe primary theme of the Orestia Trilogy by Aeschylus is the curse of a heriditary blood-feud in the royal house of Atreus and its final replacement by public legal process.
- A Look at Aeschylus' "Cheophoroe"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....