Oresteia

[ awr-e-stee-uh, ohr- ]

noun

a trilogy of tragic dramas (458 b.c.) by Aeschylus, consisting of the Agamemnon, the Choëphori, and the Eumenides.

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Trapped in their own private Oresteia, they learned astonishing forgiveness and empathy.
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An awe-inspiring tale of destiny; out of it Æschylus will develop his great tragedy, the Oresteia.
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Perhaps this is the reason why the Oresteia is the only extant trilogy.
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The Oresteia is sufficient to prove that we gain no insight into his method as an artist if we consider only single plays.
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In the trilogy of the Oresteia he is concerned with heroes; in the Prometheus, with gods, Titans, and demigods.
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In the Oresteia Æschylus has plucked the last fruit upon the Upas-tree of crime which flourished in the palace of Mycenæ.
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