Tag Archives: Oresteia

War and Greek Tragedy (Part One: Aeschylus)

by Andrew Aulner, Contributing Writer, Classical Wisdom Warfare had a profound impact on life in the ancient world. Greek theater reflected this reality, as well as the experiences of its writers; all three of the surviving Greek tragedians (Aeschylus, Sophocles, and Euripides) were influenced in some way by war. We’ll be taking a look at

Written on April 22, 2022 at 7:22 pm, by Sean Kelly

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Categories: Culture

Tags: Aeschylus, Battle of Marathon, Greek Tragedy, Oresteia, Persians, war

Greek Tragedy’s Only Trilogy – The Oresteia

by Sean Kelly, Managing Editor, Classical Wisdom The Oresteia of Aeschylus is a truly remarkable work. It is the only surviving trilogy of plays from ancient Greece, and is amongst the earliest Greek tragedies that we still have – countless others were lost. Most importantly, it tells a compelling and powerful story with great artistry.

Written on February 26, 2022 at 4:46 pm, by Sean Kelly

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Categories: Literature

Tags: Aeschylus, Agamemnon, Eumenides, Euripides, Libation Bearers, Oresteia

The Three Elektras

by Sean Kelly, Managing Editor, Classical Wisdom The myth of Elektra, daughter of Agamemnon, seems to have held a particular power on the minds of tragedians – all three of the great Greek playwrights wrote a version which survives to this day. While they are all working with the same core myth, the versions each

Written on January 7, 2022 at 4:10 pm, by Sean Kelly

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Categories: Theater

Tags: Aeschylus, Choephori, Elektra, Euripides, Oresteia, Sophocles

Athena in Ancient Literature

by Sean Kelly, Managing Editor, Classical Wisdom She’s one of the most famous and prominent of the Greek deities. Her symbol – the owl – still stands proudly, millennia later, as an emblem of wisdom. Yet what do the ancient texts actually say about her? Who is she, and what does she do? What do

Written on October 6, 2021 at 10:15 pm, by Sean Kelly

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Categories: Gods, Literature, Mythology

Tags: Aeschylus, Athena, Eumenides, Euripdes, Homer, Oresteia, The Iliad, The Odyssey

Aeschylus Speaks To Me

Written By Walter Borden, M.D., Contributing Writer, Classical Wisdom Aeschylus speaks to me. Born in Eleusis, a village just north of Athens and the haunting grounds of the goddess Demeter, said to be the goddess of fertility and the harvest. To Aeschylus that was just a myth that masked her true identity—the goddess of grief.

Written on June 12, 2020 at 8:40 am, by Alex Barrientos

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Categories: Theater

Tags: Aeschylus, Aeschylus tragedy, Ancient greek tragedy, Athenian Democracy, Greek Tragedy, Oresteia, Persephone, Psychiatry, psychology, The Persians, Tragedy

9 Awesome Quotes from Aeschylus

Aeschylus (525 BC – 456 BC) was a playwright of ancient Greece and is considered the father of Tragedy. He wrote between 70 and 90 plays, won 28 competitions and completely altered the face of the stage… As well as being an important dramatist, he was a successful military man, having taken part in both

Written on February 26, 2019 at 10:17 am, by plato

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Categories: Quotes

Tags: Aeschylus, Euripides, Greek Playwright, Oresteia, Prometheus Bound, Robert F. Kennedy, Seven against Thebes, Sophocles, Tragedian