The Eumenides

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The Eumenides is the third play in Aeschylus’ Oresteia trilogy, dramatizing Orestes’ trial in Athens and the transformation of the vengeful Furies into benevolent protectors of justice.

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Eumenides 6
The Eumenides canonical 4
Aeschylus' Eumenides 1

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Ancient Greek tragedy
play
theatrical work
alternativeTitle Eumenides
linked to: The Eumenides
author Aeschylus
awarded first prize at the City Dionysia of 458 BC
centralEvent trial of Orestes in Athens
countryOfOrigin Ancient Greece
linked to: Greek Antiquity
depicts transformation of the Furies into the Eumenides
dramaticStructure choral tragedy with episodes and stasima
featuresInstitution Areopagus court
linked to: Areopagus
firstPerformanceDate 458 BC
firstPerformanceFestival City Dionysia
firstPerformancePlace Athens
focusesOn absolution of matricide
follows The Libation Bearers
linked to: Oresteia
genre Athenian tragedy
tragedy
hasCharacterType chorus of chthonic deities
hasDeityCharacter Apollo
Athena
The Furies
linked to: Erinyes
influenced later conceptions of legal justice in Western literature
literaryPeriod Classical Greek literature
mainCharacter Apollo
Athena
Orestes
The Chorus of Furies
linked to: The Eumenides

The Furies
linked to: Erinyes
mythologicalBasis House of Atreus cycle
Orestes myth
narrativeOutcome Orestes acquitted by tied jury and Athena’s vote
originalLanguage Ancient Greek
originalTitleLanguage Greek title: Εὐμενίδες
partOf Oresteia
positionInSeries third play in the Oresteia trilogy
precedes no further play in the Oresteia
prequel The Libation Bearers
linked to: Oresteia
sequelTo The Libation Bearers
linked to: Oresteia
setting Athens
Delphi
symbolizes shift from personal revenge to civic institutions of justice
theme conflict between old gods and new gods
divine intervention in human justice
establishment of the rule of law
justice
transition from blood vengeance to civic law
trilogyCompanionWork Agamemnon
The Libation Bearers
linked to: Oresteia

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Oresteia hasPart The Eumenides
subject linked to: Aeschylus
Erinyes alsoKnownAs Eumenides
linked to: The Eumenides
Erinyes cultTitle Eumenides
linked to: The Eumenides
Clytemnestra appearsIn Aeschylus' The Eumenides
linked to: The Eumenides
Oresteia consistsOf The Eumenides
Oresteia thirdPart The Eumenides
Orestes centralCharacterIn The Eumenides
Colonus worshippedDeity Eumenides
linked to: The Eumenides
The Eumenides mainCharacter The Chorus of Furies
linked to: The Eumenides
The Eumenides alternativeTitle Eumenides
linked to: The Eumenides
Semnai Theai linkedTo Eumenides
linked to: The Eumenides
Semnai Theai sometimesIdentifiedWith Eumenides
linked to: The Eumenides
Semnai Theai mentionedIn Aeschylus' Eumenides
linked to: The Eumenides