Project Gutenberg 2005-08-01 Public domain in the USA. 402 Aeschylus -525 -456 Aischylos Αισχύλος Αἰσχύλος Esquilo Morshead, E. D. A. (Edmund Doidge Anderson) 1849 1912 Morshead, Edmund Doidge Anderson The House of Atreus; Being the Agamemnon, the Libation bearers, and the Furies Wikipedia page about this book: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Oresteia Ted Garvin, Lorna Hanrahan, Charles Franks, and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team "The House of Atreus; Being the Agamemnon, the Libation-Bearers, and the Furies" by Aeschylus is a collection of Greek tragedies written in the 5th century BC. This collection delves deep into the themes of revenge, justice, and the tragic downfall of a royal family, focusing particularly on Agamemnon, his wife Clytemnestra, and their tumultuous relations within the cursed House of Atreus. The opening of the work sets a somber tone as it introduces the Watchman, who, weary from waiting for news of the Trojan War, anxiously anticipates the signal of Agamemnon's return. He expresses hope that the beacon flames will signal victory, bringing joy to Argos. Clytemnestra, Agamemnon’s wife, soon joins and kindles fires, revealing that Troy has fallen. The Chorus, comprised of older men, reflects on the devastating war and the personal costs it has inflicted. As the Herald arrives, he brings news of victory, but also hints at the personal tragedies that will inevitably follow, setting the stage for the unfolding drama characterized by betrayal, vengeance, and the weighing of fate against free will. (This is an automatically generated summary.) Reading ease score: 84.1 (6th grade). Easy to read. en Agamemnon, King of Mycenae (Mythological character) -- Drama Orestes, King of Argos (Mythological character) -- Drama PA Text Classical Antiquity Harvard Classics Category: Plays/Films/Dramas Category: Mythology, Legends & Folklore Category: Classics of Literature 276598 2025-07-04T06:28:52.297815 text/html 281830 2023-06-19T12:04:22 text/html 194714 2025-07-04T06:29:02.173811 application/epub+zip 195289 2025-07-04T06:28:56.142847 application/epub+zip 170668 2025-07-04T06:28:54.713866 application/epub+zip 471836 2025-07-04T06:29:05.414795 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 439746 2025-07-04T06:29:01.134834 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 394065 2022-09-04T11:15:02.893324 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 224143 2025-07-04T06:28:51.229851 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 223674 2023-06-19T12:05:08 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 19976 2025-07-04T06:29:05.553766 application/rdf+xml 24432 2025-07-04T06:28:55.243830 image/jpeg 4583 2025-07-04T06:28:54.977812 image/jpeg 88851 2023-06-19T12:05:37 application/octet-stream application/zip 95386 2023-06-19T12:05:57 application/octet-stream application/zip 189986 2025-07-04T06:28:52.319853 application/octet-stream application/zip Archives containing the RDF files for *all* our books can be downloaded at https://book.klll.cc/wiki/Gutenberg:Feeds#The_Complete_Project_Gutenberg_Catalog en.wikipedia en.wikipedia