The Libation Bearers
Χοηφόροι
A classic of antiquity. First published 457 BC, written in Ancient Greek
The Oresteia is a trilogy of Greek tragedies written by Aeschylus in the 5th century BC concerning the murder of Agamemnon by Clytemnestra, the murder of Clytemnestra by Orestes, the trial of Orestes, the end of the curse on the House of Atreus and the pacification of the Furies.
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Where it is set
- Argos
Greece
It may also be significant that Aeschylus makes Agamemnon lord of Argos, where Homer puts his house Source: Wikipedia, reviewed
Its heirs
Later works that draw on The Libation Bearers.
Mourning Becomes ElectraGreat book
Eugene O'Neill, AD 1931
The Hunted, the trilogy's second play, follows The Libation Bearers: Lavinia and her brother Orin, O'Neill's Electra and Orestes, avenge their father, killing their mother's lover and driving her to take her own life.
Source: Wikipedia, Mourning Becomes Electra
“Much like the Aeschylus plays Agamemnon, The Libation Bearers, and The Eumenides, these three plays by O'Neill are correspondingly titled Homecoming, The Hunted, and The Haunted, respectively.” Read it there
