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About Aeschylus

The Oresteia (Ancient Greek: Ὀρέστεια) is a trilogy of Greek tragedies written by Aeschylus in the 5th century BC concerning the murder of Agamemnon by Clytemnestra, the murder of Clytemnestra by Orestes, the trial of Orestes, the end of the curse on the House of Atreus and the pacification of the Furies (also called Erinyes or Eumenides).

The Oresteia trilogy consists of three plays: Agamemnon, The Libation Bearers and The Eumenides. It shows how the Greek gods interacted with the characters and influenced their decisions pertaining to events and disputes. The only extant example of an ancient Greek theatre trilogy, the Oresteia won first prize at the Dionysia festival in 458 BC. The principal themes of the trilogy include the contrast between revenge and justice, as well as the transition from personal vendetta to organized litigation. Oresteia originally included a satyr play, Proteus (Πρωτεύς), following the tragic trilogy, but all except a single line of Proteus has been lost.

Aeschylus writes about Drama, Greek Mythology, Aeschylus, Translations into English, Greek drama (Tragedy), and Continental european drama (dramatic works by one author). Their best-known work is Agamemnon.

On FindMyTBR we track 10 books by Aeschylus, 9 of them confirmed as audiobooks on Spotify or Apple Books — including 100 Quotes by Aeschylus, Agamemnon, and Choephori (Unabridged). Full availability across Spotify, Apple Books, Audible, and Amazon is below.