Eumenides

the male/ with all my heart… I shall not value [Clytemnestra’s] death more highly than his” (The Eumenides, lines 736-40). This argument calls back to Apollo’s claim that children are not born from the characteristics of both their parents, but rather from their father’s seed: “The mother is no parent of that which is called/ her child, but only a nurse of the new-planted seed/ that grows” (The Eumenides, lines 658-60).Women are only the vessels, imparting no influence besides nurturement to their

which is proven by statistics. It is interesting to read about the role of women in the books of myth because not only is it similar to modern times, but also differs very greatly. For example, Athena, one of the main characters in Aeschylus’s “The Eumenides,” was born from the head of her father Zeus. Women obviously give birth to children, but this led me to believe that since Athena was born from

According to Jenny Strauss Clay, in their journal titled “The Generation of Monsters in Hesiod,” there is a “natural hierarchy of men and beasts” (Clay 112). As with any hierarchy, there are usually differences, or in this case “distinguishing features of the divine, the bestial, and the human,” which instinctively place some creatures above others (Clay 108). In the Greek and Roman myths that we read in class, this hierarchy is clearly shown through the relationship between the gods and monsters

ignorance. Though sleep serves as a division between awareness and obliviousness in the first two plays, in the final play of The Oresteia, "The Eumenides", the role of sleep becomes more ambiguous. The ghost of Clytaemestra evokes the Furies from their sleep. She addresses them, "You would sleep then? And what use are you, if you sleep?" (The Eumenides 94) Clytaemestra makes them aware of her matricide though they sleep, and as she wakes them, the Furies are still aware of the existing situation

“Aeschylus.” Britannica Academic, Encyclopædia Britannica, 1 Mar. 2016. Accessed 19 Mar. 2018. This article from a general encyclopedia discusses Aeschylus’s dramatic literary achievements that include his use of “spectacular scenic effects. . . . designed costumes, [and] trained . . . choruses in their songs and dances.” Moreover, Aeschylus’s plays were known for their grand and beautiful language, complex plot structure, and their resonant themes. Their tragedies include the lives of individuals

Progression from Evil to Good in Oresteia Aeschylus' use of darkness and light as a consistent image in the Oresteia depicts a progression from evil to good, disorder to order. In the Oresteia, there exists a situation among mortals that has gotten out of control; a cycle of death has arisen in the house of Atreus. There also exists a divine disorder within the story which, as the situation of the mortals, must be brought to resolution: the Furies, an older generation of gods, are in conflict

How do these texts illustrate the relationship between kinship and politics? In Greek Mythology, the power of right is passed by kinship in generations, and people’s belief in gods leads their life and their acts show gods’ will. In the meanwhile, politics originally indicates certain relationships are between politics and groups of individuals. Moreover, politics is always referred to methods, including the purpose and the use of power, for addressing impacts on the tendency of those individuals’

The Furies, or sometimes called Erinyes, meaning the angry ones, were the three goddesses of justice and vengeance. Their names were Alecto, Tisiphone, and Megaera. They are mostly described as foul- smelling, with bat wings and hair that was intertwined with serpents. There are theories on where these Furies came from. Some stories say they were sisters from the blood or Uranus when he was wounded by his son. Some say they were the daughters of Nyx. They were also servants of Hades in the underworld

Throughout the plays written by Aeschylus, the characters suffer mightily and all reach their own tragic fate for their actions, however the theme of it being a just fate is shown in the acts. The characters in the acts show their own definitions of justice through their actions and through their explanations of their actions. Their personal beliefs help form the system that is Greek justice. One can show the Greek definition of justice through the text from Aeschylus. The first act of justice that

actions. In both Agamemnon and Libation Bearers, characters act with revenge, incurring the wrath of Orestes and the Furies respectively. However, in Eumenides, Orestes is put on trial in Athens for his committing of matricide, and at first, the Furies advocate for his death. However, Athena intervenes and creates a trial setting, and in line 807 of Eumenides, “a verdict is fairly reached,” by a jury of peers, and Orestes is