Triumvir Clio's School of Classical Civilization

Greek Tragedy VII: Aeschylus’s The Libation Bearers, Or the Demon Children of Argos Street


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In this episode, we cover the second play in Aeschylus's Oresteia trilogy, and we meet the sister who was completely ignored in the first play.

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References

Lattimore, Richmond, translator.  Aeschylus I:  Oresteia.  Edited by David Grene and Richmond Lattimore.  Chicago, The University of Chicago Press, 1953.

"The Libation Bearers - Aeschylus - Ancient Greece - Classical Literature". Ancient Literature, https://www.ancient-literature.com/greece_aeschylus_libation.html. Accessed 20 Dec 2019.

Wasson, Donald L. "Libation Bearers." Ancient History Encyclopedia. Ancient History Encyclopedia, 03 Oct 2018. Web. 20 Dec 2019.

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