Oresteia

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The Oresteia (Ancient Greek: Ὀρέστεια) is a trilogy of Greek tragedies written by Aeschylus which concerns the end of the curse on the House of Atreus. When originally performed it was accompanied by Proteus a satyr play that would have been performed following the trilogy; it has not survived. The term Oresteia originally probably referred to all four plays but today is generally used to designate only the surviving trilogy.

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Aeschylus

character in play

Athena, Attendants, Apollo, Orestes, Servant, Aegisthus, Electra, Pylades, Priestess, Athenian citizens, Cilissa, Clytaemnestra, Ghost of Clytaemnestra, Watchman Clytemnestra Herald Agamemnon Messenger Cassandra Aegisthus Soldiers Servants Elders of Argos (Chorus)

chorus character in play

Elders of Argos, Slave women, The Erinyes

setting of play

before the temple of Apollo at Delphi and in Athens, Argos at the tomb of Agamemnon, Argos before the royal palace