orestes (greek mythology)

Presents Greek tragedian Aeschylus's House of Atreus trilogy: "Agamemnon," in which Clytemnestra murders her war hero husband for sacrificing their daughter; "The Libation-Bearers," in which Agamemnon and Clytemnestra's son, Orestes, kills his mother to avenge his father; and "The Furies (Eumenides)," in which Orestes is chased by his mother's divine avengers.

A chronicle of the aristocratic house of Atreus; of its hereditary curse which impels the family to become instruments of murder and revenge; and of the gods who preside over them.

Presents a complete modern translation of the ancient Greek trilogy which traces the chain of murder and revenge within the royal family of Argos, and includes an abridged stage adaptation of the tragedies.