“Old men, what are they? Fast fading the leaf, Three-footed they walk, yet frail as a child, As a dream set afloat in the daylight.”
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The Oresteia: Agamemnon, Choephoroe, Eumenides
The Oresteia is a trilogy of Greek tragedies by Aeschylus, exploring themes of justice, revenge, and the nature of the gods. It includes the plays Agamemnon, Choephoroe, and Eumenides, which collectively depict the aftermath of the Trojan War and the subsequent conflicts among the House of Atreus. more
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