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Aeschylus
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art based on his works
Flaxman, John
Orestes and Electra
Sculpture
directing of his plays
Greek tragic drama
modern adaptation of The Persians
motion pictures based on his works
other great writers of the time
participation in Greater Dionysia
quotations
topics in his writings
writings in Attic Greek dialect
Orestes and Electra
Orestes and ElectraOrestes, in Greek mythology, was the son of Agamemnon, king of Mycenae, and Clytemnestra. Agamemnon was killed by Aegisthus, his wife’s lover....
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