Aeschylus

Presents the play "Prometheus Bound" by the poet Aeschylus, in which the Titan Prometheus relates how he is punished for stealing fire from the gods and giving it to humans. Offers background information on the times of Aeschylus, how the play was viewed in the fifth-century BC, and the legacy the play has had on classical literature.

Translates the dramatic work "The Oresteia," a tragedy depicting the downfall of the house of Atreus.

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.