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The Agamemnon of Aeschylus

Translated into English Rhyming Verse with Explanatory Notes

by 526 BCE-457 BCE Aeschylus, Gilbert Murray (Translator) & John Symmons Aeschylus

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  • 19th century
  • Language: English
  • Content type: Primary source
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"The Agamemnon of Aeschylus" by Aeschylus is a Greek tragedy written in the 5th century BC. As the first play in the Oresteia trilogy, it chronicles King Agamemnon's fateful homecoming from the Trojan War. Awaiting him is his wife Clytemnestra, who harbors murderous intentions—driven by vengeance for their daughter Iphigenia's sacrifice and her desire for power. The play explores the moral complexities of revenge, loyalty, and justified bloodshed as betrayal unfolds within the royal house of Mycenae. (This is an automatically generated summary.)

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1824-01-01T00:00:00ZPrinted for Taylor andHesseyEnglish—Public digitized item

Translated into English Rhyming Verse with Explanatory Notes

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