![]() ![]() ![]() Part of the Encyclopaedia Britannica’s Great Books of the Western World set. And secondly for Agamemnon's taking of Cassandra as his concubine.įurthermore, in the ten years of Agamemnon's absence, Clytemnestra has entered into an adulterous relationship with Aegisthus, Agamemnon's cousin and the scion of a dispossessed branch of the family, who is determined to regain the throne he believes should rightfully belong to him. Firstly, for the sacrifice of their daughter, Iphigenia who was killed to appease the gods so that they would restore the winds allowing the Greek fleet to sail to Troy. Waiting at home for him is his wife, Clytemnestra, who has been planning his murder as revenge. It tells the story of the homecoming of Agamemnon, King of Argos, from the Trojan War. Or read online.Īgamemnon by ancient Greek author Aeschylus is the first of the three plays within the Oresteia trilogy. Agamemnon AeschylusĪvailable to download for free in PDF, epub, and Kindle (mobi and AZW3) ebook formats. Buy the entire collection (over 2,400 ebooks) for only £15. ![]()
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