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“The Oresteia“ (comprising “Agamemnon” , “The Libation Bearers” and “The Eumenides” ) is the only surviving example of a complete trilogy of ancient Greek plays (a fourth play, which would have been performed as a comic finale, a satyr play called “Proteus” , has not survived).
Oresteia originally included a satyr play, Proteus (Πρωτεύς), following the tragic trilogy, but all except a single line of Proteus has been lost. [3] Agamemnon (Ἀγαμέμνων, Agamémnōn) is the first of the three plays within the Oresteia trilogy. It details the homecoming of Agamemnon, King of Mycenae, from the Trojan War.
- Summary of Oresteia
- A Brief Analysis
- Oresteia Sources
To learn more about the historical background and the characters of Agamemnon, Libation Bearers and Eumenides, and to read a scene-by-scene summary of these plays in addition to play-specific analyses, please consult the articles of the individual plays.
Even though Oresteia is cosmic in scope and explores numerous topics, the two major themes of the trilogy– as suggested by Ian Christopher Storey and Arlene Allan – are the shifting notion of justice and the gender conflict.
You can read E. D. A. Morshead’s translation of Oresteia here. See the “Sources” sections of each of the individual plays for further links to respective translations. To read Pausanias’ note on Aeschylus’ satyr plays in its original context, click here. See Also: Agamemnon, Libation Bearers, Eumenides, Aeschylus
Jan 11, 2018 · The Oresteian tetralogy consisted of four plays—Agamemnon, Libation Bearers (Choephori), Eumenides, and the satyr-play, Proteus, which was lost—with the first three plays forming the only trilogy to survive antiquity.
The Oresteia, consisting of Agamemnon, Libation-Bearers, Eumenides, and the satyr-play Proteus, was produced in 458 bc. Scene: Before the palace of Agamemnon and Menelaus at Argos. The play begins with a watchman alone on the palace roof. 3
Some satyr plays by Aeschylus seem to make more sense as the second play of the group, however, such as the Sphinx in his Theban trilogy and Proteus in his Oresteia. According to tradition, Pratinas of Phlius was the first to produce a satyr play, at Athens in the 70th Olympiad (499–496 bc).
May 29, 2019 · Oresteia contains plays Agamemnon, Libation-Bearers, Eumenides; Proteus (satyr-play) DATE: 458. COMPETITION: won first prize. ANALYSIS: The trilogy takes the form: action Æ reaction Æ resolution, and depends on a definition of dike (“Justice”), by which the “doer shall suffer, that is law.”
