The trial of Orestes in The Eumenides embodies the evolution of justice as the underlying foundation of society. ... Athena calls for twelve people to be jurors to decide whether Orestes is just or unjust in his actions. ... Apollo asserts that Orestes was only guilty of following his divine order. ... They don't acknowledge the fact Orestes was acting out a gods will when he committed the murder. ... Athena steps in and votes in favor of Orestes's actions being just. ...

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The audience know that Electra is talking to her long lost brother, Orestes, but she does not. "Orestes: I bring news of your brother Electra: Oh! ... Orestes: Alive. So much is good" Another example of dramatic irony in "Electra" is when Orestes goes to murder Aegisthus. The audience know what Orestes" intentions are but Aegisthus does not. ...

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Aegisthus does not realize it, but Orestes is seeking revenge upon him and his for the death of Agamemnon. After Orestes kills them,there is nobody left alive to kill him to avenge their deaths. ... The Furies chase Orestes to Apollo's temple where Orestes asks him for forgiveness "May god guide my blind steps finally to peace "(pg144). ... Apollo did order Orestes to commit matricide, but Apollo also absolved him of the crime. ... Orestes knew change was necessary not only for his survival but also the survival of the Greek world. ...

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Along those same lines, in the second part of the trilogy, Choephoroe, Orestes, who is Agamemnon son, murders Clytemnestra and Aegisthus. ... Because in the end, Orestes is set free and acquitted of the crime, the reader is left with a feeling of calmness. ... This is especially evident when they have a trial for Orestes with a jury to decide his fate, not a god. ... They speak directly to Orestes and say, "Yea from you would I fain get the feeding on a blood drought by others loathed. ... These gods give Orestes a chance and do not condemn him for murdering his mother. ...

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Orestes then enters the scene and walks by and overhears the talking. ... They greet each other and Orestes starts explaining about everything has happened since his time away. ... As the night dawns, Orestes is approached by a messenger that his father has been found murdered. ... Orestes then strikes down and kills Aegisthus first then turns his attention to his mother. ... The denouement is a conversation between Orestes and Electra with Electra stating that while Orestes did in fact avenge their father's death, killing their mother is also an act despised by the gods and that now hi...

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In this tragic play, Orestes successively kills the murderers of his father through a precise plan of action. Orestes" statement of, "Electra, keep a careful eye on all within the house, so that our plans will hold together. ... In the Libation Bearers, Orestes, too, show arrogance towards his murderous deeds. As the acts of Orestes is revealed, he does not shy away from the truth, rather he basks in the pride of his kill. ... In his tirade against his father's killers, Orestes exhibits a total lack of remorse. ...

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The Erinyes strongly believe that Orestes is polluted, while on the contrary, Apollo's asserts that Orestes has been cleansed and it is the Erinyes who are polluted. ... The masculine power is further threatened by the acquittal of Orestes. ... Orestes wins the competition when he defeats the snakes, Clytemnestra and Aegisthus. ... The Erinyes will come from Agamemnon if Orestes fails to avenge him. ... Apollo in defense of Orestes, responds to the Erinyes' claims concerning Orestes' pollution by saying that the Erinyes is also polluted. ...

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This way of justice being served is also seen when Orestes slays his mother Clytemnestra and her lover in The Libation Bearers, due her killing his father Agamemnon. ... Throughout this play it is evident that revenge and vengeance rule in Orestes' and his sister Electra's hearts. ... Electra and Orestes are heavily influenced by the chorus in this play because "[t]he chorus invokes the law " blood for blood [and Orestes] claims he is willing to pay with his life for vengeance, " (Wachtel). Once Electra and Orestes are together they concoct a plan for Orestes to kill Clytemnest...

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One such song that carries poetic overtones is "Orestes" by the group, A Perfect Circle. ... When the god, Apollo learns of the travesty, he tells Orestes he must avenge his father's death. Thus, Orestes returns to Argos and with the help of his sister, Elektra, slays his mother and her lover. ... The gentle god made Hermes take Orestes to Athena to plead for justice. ... Orestes was released and sent back to Argos to reclaim his father's throne. ...

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"Oh, can Orestes live, be somewhere in sunlight still? ... "Nevermore, if God's hand guiding brings Orestes home again... Orestes goes to the home of Clytemnestra and Aegisthus and pretends to be a regular peasant. ... Orestes tells them that he bears a message saying that Orestes has died. ... The only one that could avenge Agamemnon's death was Orestes and now he is dead. ...

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Orestes and Clytemnestra are truly mother and son. The parallels between Orestes and his mother continue. ... Orestes does all of these things as well. While justifying his mothers murder, Orestes began to see furies because the curse of Clytemnestra was upon him now. ... The furies were seen by Orestes and that is a sign of his guilty conscious. ...

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We see a similar situation with Orestes". ... Orestes sees things the same way as his mother does in Agamemnon. ... But with Orestes" situation, he also has those people who did not agree with his v. ... Orestes is upset, and blames his mother for the death of his father. ... In Orestes eyes his mother is a murderer, "You are the murderer, not I - and you will kill yourself."...

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Once Orestes arrived in the palace with Clytemnestra, Electra became extremely blood thirsty and craved to hear the screams of her dying mother. As Electra stood outside the room where Orestes was killing their mother she grew with blood lust screaming for Orestes to cut her down once more. ... When Aegisthus arrived and Orestes proceeded to kill him Electra refused to give him the rights he so very deserved. ... Although once she finds out Orestes is dead she loses what little perspective she had to begin with, now she begins to plot the death of the royal couple by herself and even asks her ...

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Orestes demonstrates bitter rage when he recalls his father's death by his power hungry mother. ... Orestes set out to kill his mother and her lover without a second thought. ... To me this showed an irresponsible part Orestes, like father, like son. Unlike the earlier murders, Orestes felt it necessary to kill although desire played a part in his decision. ... Orestes just needed justice for his father. ...

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An ongoing trouble existed between Orestes, the prefect of Alexandria, and Cyril, the bishop of the church during this time. Orestes and Cyril stood in opposition on every issue, which deteriorated the dissension between the two. Because of the friendly intimacy between Hypatia and Orestes, rumors began to spread among the Christians stating that the feud between Orestes and Cyril was Hypatia's responsibility. Rumors stating that Hypatia persuaded Orestes to oppose Cyril spread across Alexandria. ... She had many male followers, which among them stood the top intellectuals males of Al...

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Many years after Agamemnon's death, Orestes and Electra return, which their mother Clytaemnestra has betrayed from their rightful inheritance. Orestes has been commanded by the god Apollo to take revenge on his mother for killing Agamemnon and to reclaim the throne. Electra impels Orestes to do this, and at last he does, killing both Clytaemnestra and Aegisthus. ... Orestes must choose what justice he desires, but either way he will incite the furies. ... I believe that even for characters such as Medea and Orestes they must have had their doubts, of Medea killing her children or Oreste...

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Even though Athena was the patron saint of Athens she supported other Greeks outside of Athens, such as, Achilles, Orestes, and especially Odysseus ("Athena"-1). ... This young man was Orestes and his mother Clytemnestra, both from Argos. ... She considered the crimes of Clytemnestra (killing her husband, Agamemnon) more punishable than Orestes crime (Parada-2). ... The jury had voted equally but Athena broke the deadlock with a innocent vote setting Orestes free. ... A new form of government was established thanks to Athena's idea of trial by jury which allowed Orestes to go fr...

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To her surprise, her younger brother Orestes, has returned. ... Electra asks her brother Orestes if it is "...a trap...a net you tie around me?" ... The only other direct referral to a net is when Orestes and Electra are working up the courage to kill their mother and their step father. ... "he [Orestes] is through the thick of your nets, he breaks away! ... Another very important referral to a net is when young Orestes is defending his purpose for killing his mother. ...

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She needs Orestes there by her side to do it since it is the duty of the son to avenge the death of his father. ... Electra, having hope in Orestes and a strong devotion to the gods, she lives mourning her father's death. ... Her lamenting keeps Chrysothemis remembering her father and her mother afraid of Orestes revenge. ...

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In The Oresteia, after Orestes is bidden by the god Apollo to kill his mother, the gods known as the Furies sentence him to be haunted. ... The nature of conflicting divinity clearly defines the line between devotion (on Orestes" part) and justice (the argument of the Furies, that the murder was still a wrongful act, even if divinely decreed). ...

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In the play Mourning Becomes Electra by Eugene O"Neal, certain elements in the play give parallels to Greek Mythology. The story that best proves this idea is the story of Agamemnon and his wife Clytemestra and their doomed marriage that ends in an affair and murder. It was dramatic ...

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In the very first pages of the poem, Zeus "remember[s] handsome Aegisthus, the man Agamemnon's son, renowned Orestes, killed" (1:34-35). The very nature of the Agamemnon, Aegisthus and Orestes story is a violent one, filled with sacrificed daughters, avenging wives and furious children. ...

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"Know Thyself ": The Role of Apollo in Greek Life and Literature The figure of Apollo has been supremely influential in Greek life and literature since the beginning of Greek civilization, and has resonated throughout history to both modern religion and psychology. The derivation of the name "Apollo " remains ambiguous because its historical origin is unknown. The meaning of the name "Apollo " has no Greek etymology, and is thought to have associations with Asia Minor and the far north, as well as the Hyperboreans. The name is also vaguely associated with the word "Lycian " by many scholars,...

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As a result, Orestes, Agamemnon's remaining son, is now responsible for avenging his father's death. Orestes avenges the death by murdering his mother and Aegisthus for which he receives his mother's curse. Orestes is then plagued by the Furies for the murder. ...

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