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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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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Artistic Reflection of the Dawn of Modern Politics In all artistic creations, a particular message is conveyed. Whether it is simple or complex, its effectiveness hinges on the quality of its construction. In Ancient Greece, two pillars of artistic communication were theatre and architecture. A...

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