Aeschylus: the Greek master tragedian’s “The Oresteia”
Aeschylus’ Agamemnon is the story of a hereditary blood-feud. It deals with only the middle phase in the gruesome happenings which span three generations. Cly·tem·nes·tra ˌklī-təm-ˈne-strə: the wife and murderess of Agamemnon. In the opening scene Agamemnon returns to his kingdom in triumph after... Sign in to see full entry.