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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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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