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Orestes, Sohn des Agamemnon und der Klytemnästra, kehrt nach Hause zurück, um den ruchlosen Mord an seinem Vater zu rächen, den seine Mutter und ihr Geliebter Ägisthos bei Agamemnons Rückkehr begangen haben. Dort trifft er seine Schwester Elektra, die trauernd Daheimgebliebene. Er teilt ihr mit, dass das Orakel Apollons ihm den Befehl gegeben habe, seinen Vater zu rächen. Nach der Tat erscheinen ihm die grauenhaften Erinnyen – die nur er sehen kann. Verzweifelt will er nach Delphi fliehen, um bei Apollo Schutz und Fürsprache zu erhalten; schließlich hat dieser ihn ja zur Tat angeleitet.

Orestes hat sich, unterstützt von Gott Apollon, in die Hände von Pallas Athene gegeben, damit diese ihn richten möge. Immerhin hat er seine eigene Mutter und deren Liebhaber getötet. Athene aber verweigert den Erinnyen, den Rachegöttinnen, ihre Vergeltung - in einer Art Gerichtsprozess soll Orestens Schuld verhandelt werden. Und das Unglaubliche geschieht: Der vermeintlich ewige Kreislauf von Rache und Blutvergießen wird durchbrochen.

Agamemnon, Heerführer der Griechen, hat seine Tochter Iphigenie getötet, um günstige Winde für die Fahrt nach Troja zu erhalten. Nun, nach langen Jahren im Krieg kehrt er zurück, als Kriegsbeute Kassandra im Gefolge. Seine Frau Klytämnestra bietet ihm scheinbar ehrvollen Empfang - doch kaum in den Palast eingezogen, ermordet sie sowohl ihn als auch Kassandra - aus Rache für den Tochtermord. Auch Ägisth, Agamemnons Neffe und ihr Liebhaber, ist Teil des Komplotts - hat denn auch er gegenüber seinem Onkel grausame Rachegelüste.

The Theogony "the genealogy or birth of the gods" is a poem by Hesiod (8th – 7th century BC) describing the origins and genealogies of the Greek gods, composed c. 730–700 BC. It is written in the Epic dialect of Ancient Greek and contains 1022 lines. Hesiod's Theogony is a large-scale synthesis of a vast variety of local Greek traditions concerning the gods, organized as a narrative that tells how they came to be and how they established permanent control over the cosmos. It is the first known Greek mythical cosmogony.

The final play of the Oresteia, called The Eumenides (Εὐμενίδες, Eumenídes), illustrates how the sequence of events in the trilogy ends up in the development of social order or a proper judicial system in Athenian society. In this play, Orestes is hunted down and tormented by the Furies, a trio of goddesses known to be the instruments of justice, who are also referred to as the "Gracious Ones" (Eumenides). They relentlessly pursue Orestes for the killing of his mother.

Agamemnon is the first of the three linked tragedies which make up The Oresteia trilogy by the ancient Greek playwright Aeschylus. Trilogy as a whole, originally performed at the annual Dionysia festival in Athens in 458 BCE, where it won first prize, is considered to be Aeschylus' last authenticated, and also his greatest, work. Agamemnon describes the homecoming of Agamemnon, king of Argos, from the Trojan War, and his return to his wife, Clytemnestra, who had been planning his murder (in concert with her lover, Aegisthus) as revenge for Agamemnon's earlier sacrifice of their daughter, Iphigenia.

Anacreon (582 BCE–485 BCE) was a Greek lyric poet born in Teos, an Ionian city on the coast of Asia Minor. He likely moved to Thrace in 545 BCE with others from his city when it was attacked by Persians. He then moved to Samos, to Athens, and possibly again to Thessaly, seeking a safe place to write his poems as his patrons (including Polycrates, tyrant of Samos, and Hipparchus, brother of Athenian tyrant Hippias) kept being murdered. It is unknown where Anacreon died, though he lived to the unusually advanced age of 85.

Produced in 458 BC, Aeschylus' Choephori is the second play in the Oresteian trilogy. The bloodshed begun in the first play with the murder of Agamemnon by his wife Clytemnestra is here continued when Agamemnon's son Orestes avenges his father's death by killing Clytemnestra. It is not until the third and final play, Eumenides, that peace is restored to the family of the Atreidae. The introduction discusses the pre-Aeschylean 'Orestes' tradition in literature and art, as well as the place of Choephori within the Oresteia.

Antigone by Sophocles, is a classic Greek tragedy that unfolds against the backdrop of Thebes. The play delves into the profound ethical and moral dilemmas faced by its characters, with Antigone at the center of a conflict between personal convictions and civic duty. The narrative begins with the aftermath of a brutal war, where two brothers, Eteocles and Polynices, have fallen on opposing sides. Antigone, their sister, defies the king's decree and buries Polynices, setting the stage for a clash between divine law and human authority.

Ödipus ist eine antike Tragödie. Das Orakel von Delphi sagt Laios, dem König von Theben voraus, dass sein Sohn ihn töten und mit seiner Mutter Iokaste Kinder zeugen werde. Um dies zu vermeiden, gibt er seinen neugeborenen Sohn an einen Hirten, um ihn auszusetzen. Dieser gibt ihn aber stattdessen einem befreundeten Hirten in Korinth. Schließlich wird er aber von dem König und der Königin von Korinth aufgenommen und erhält den Namen Ödipus. Als er jedoch erfährt, dass das Orakel vorausgesagt hat, dass er seinen Vater tötet, verlässt er Korinth.

Prometheus gehört dem Göttergeschlecht der Titanen und ist er der Herrschaft des Göttervaters Zeus unterworfen. Bei einem Tieropfer greift er zu einer List, um Zeus zu täuschen: er überlässt ihm nur die wertlosen Teile des Opfertiers und behält das genießbare Fleisch für die Menschen, da sie seine Schützlinge sind. Zur Strafe dafür verweigert der erzürnte Zeus den Sterblichen den Besitz des Feuers. Darauf entwendet Prometheus den Göttern das Feuer und bringt es den Menschen. Deswegen wird er auf Befehl des Göttervaters gefesselt und im Kaukasusgebirge festgeschmiedet.

The story of Medea is only one part of a myth about the Argonauts' campaign. It portrays Jason joining a battle with fire-breathing bulls and a dragon guarding the Golden Fleece; Medea is helping him tame the beasts. She then follows him to Greece, because she falls in love. It is also a story of how a once young, beautiful and joyful woman transforms into a monster, hungry for revenge; she kills even her own children. A long trail of horrible deaths, tied to her life path, is hard to imagine.

One of the three great tragic playwrights of ancient Greece, Sophocles wrote over 120 plays during his 60-year career, though only seven survive today. The most famous of these are the Theban Plays, all three of which are included in this collection alongside adaptations of Electra and Philoctetes, brought to life by celebrated writers, poets, and playwrights.

Rediscover an enduring classic in a transformative new light. "Oedipus Rex," the remarkable tragedy penned by Sophocles, has been masterfully revitalized in this riveting and immersive audiobook experience.

Gravado em outra ocasião, relembra e complementa, muito, de maneira importante a Parte 1. Eros tinha na antigüidade dois significados: um, mais profundo e metafísico.

Martin ze Stvolna opouští z pověření Karla IV. s malou výpravou České země. Jeho úkolem bude získávat v zahraničí pro katedrálu svatého Víta ostatky svatých. Ani na této cestě není ochuzen o ženskou společnost -⁠ doprovází jej Johanka, stále ještě zákonná manželka třeboňského kata. Nejprve putují do Německa, kde se Martin ze Stvolna setkává s dávným přítelem a později nepřítelem na život a na smrt, Konrádem z Wormsu. Potíže s inkvizicí však způsobí, že královský vyslanec musí brzy uprchnout do Itálie.

Ein klassisches Schauspiel von Johann Wolfgang von Goethe nach der Vorlage von Euripides’ "Iphigenie bei den Taurern." Es gilt als ein Meisterwerk der Weimarer Klassik, ebenso kunstreich wie sinnvoll. Goethe bringt einen alten Mythos zurück, und veranschaulicht sowohl die künstlerischen Bewegungen dieser Zeit als auch die Ideale von Humanität, Gerechtigkeit und Unschuld.

Oedipus at Colonus, by Sophocles, is a classical sequel to Oedipus Rex that has been been enjoyed for centuries. This drama is an absolute must for any scholar, student, drama lover, or classical literature fan. Here, you will find the unabridged and complete version of the work. We hope you will thoroughly enjoy each and every act.

"100 Quotes by Aeschylus" unveils the musings of the originator of tragedy. With topics such as religion, life, love, and death taken to task, Aeschylus offers the 21st-century reader an insight into the thoughts and feelings of the Ancient Greeks. However, what is surprising is just how resonant many of those ideas are today. An outstanding book for those seeking bite-sized nuggets of timeless wisdom. Thought to have been born in Eleusis, Aeschylus (524BC – 456BC) is the subject of both myth and legend. According to the story, at the age of 26, he was working in a vineyard.

When the curtains rise on Angelina Weld Grimké’s devastating drama, the Lovings—a Black family from the South—have settled into a small but immaculate apartment in an unnamed northern city. The widowed matriarch, Mary; her daughter, Rachel; and her son, Tom anticipate a more promising future here, but Rachel, a sensitive young woman, has a sudden reckoning with the past that throws her future into serious doubt.