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The Libation Bearers (Paperback)
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The Libation Bearers (Paperback)
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After receiving an ultimatum from Apollo, Orestes must decide if
he'd rather face the wrath of the gods, or the earthly consequences
for his actions When Orestes returns home to Agos after hearing of
his father's death, he has a quest and a secret. Since he had been
banished from the kingdom by his mother when he was young, he must
pay respects to King Agamemnon in disguise. At the grave site he is
reunited with his sister, Electra. Both scorned by Clytemnestra,
the siblings share in their hatred of their mother and Orestes
confides in Electra about his plot. When explains the Oracle of
Apollo sent him to get vengeance for Agamemnon's murder, Electra
agrees to help kill Clytemnestra and her lover, Aigisthos. Together
they pray to their father, Agamemnon, asking his spirit to assist
in getting revenge of his murder. Though Orestes received a
blessing from the God Apollo, he must face many obstacles in order
to achieve his plot. First, to be accepted in the palace, he must
convince Clytemnestra and Aigisthos that he is just a traveler. He
protects his identity pretending to be just a traveler and tricks
Clytemnestra into believing that her banished son has died. Still,
even as his plot slowly comes to fruition, Orestes must consider
the emotional and moral toll of murder, and which harbinger of
karma might decide to punish him. With high stakes and rich drama,
The Libation Bearers follows a family cursed with the quest and
thirst for vengeance, falling into an unforgiving cycle of
bloodshed. As the second installment of Aeschylus' famed Oresteian
trilogy, The Libation Bearers acts as both a stand-alone piece and
a participant in the only surviving Greek trilogy. With complex
characters and thrilling drama, Aeschylus' The Libation Bearers
remains to be remarkable and intriguing to a modern audience. This
addition of The Libation Bearers by the famed Greek playwright
Aeschylus is now presented with an eye-catching new cover design
and is printed in a modern font. With these accommodations, The
Libation bearers is accessible to a contemporary audience.
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