Greek title: Εὐμενίδες

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Εὐμενίδες is the original Greek title of Aeschylus’ tragedy “The Eumenides,” the final play of the Oresteia trilogy, which depicts the transformation of the Furies into benevolent protectors of justice.

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Greek title: Εὐμενίδες canonical 1

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Predicate Object
instanceOf ancient Greek tragedy ⓘ
play ⓘ
theatrical work ⓘ
alternateName The Kindly Ones ⓘ
associatedInstitution Areopagus court of Athens ⓘ
linked to: Areopagus
author Aeschylus ⓘ
centralConflict trial of Orestes for matricide ⓘ
chorus Furies ⓘ
linked to: Erinyes
culture Ancient Greek ⓘ
depicts establishment of the Areopagus court in mythic terms ⓘ
transformation of the Furies into the Eumenides ⓘ
dramaticStructure choral odes and episodes ⓘ
featuresDeity Apollo ⓘ
Athena ⓘ
Furies ⓘ
linked to: Erinyes
firstPerformanceApproximateYear 458 BC ⓘ
firstPerformanceFestival City Dionysia ⓘ
firstPerformancePlace Athens ⓘ
follows Choephori ⓘ
The Libation Bearers ⓘ
linked to: Oresteia

Χοηφόροι ⓘ
genre tragedy ⓘ
hasTrilogyCompanionWork Χοηφόροι ⓘ
Ἀγαμέμνων ⓘ
hasTrilogyCompanionWorkEnglish Agamemnon ⓘ
The Libation Bearers ⓘ
linked to: Oresteia
literaryForm verse drama ⓘ
literaryPeriod Classical Greek literature ⓘ
mainCharacter Apollo ⓘ
Athena ⓘ
Erinyes ⓘ
Furies ⓘ
linked to: Erinyes

Orestes ⓘ
mythologicalCycle House of Atreus ⓘ
originalLanguage Ancient Greek ⓘ
originalTitleScript Greek ⓘ
partOf Oresteia ⓘ
positionInSeries third play of the Oresteia ⓘ
precedes no further play in the Oresteia trilogy ⓘ
setting Athens ⓘ
Delphi ⓘ
survivalStatus extant complete play by Aeschylus ⓘ
theme divine justice ⓘ
foundation of legal institutions ⓘ
justice ⓘ
transition from blood vengeance to civic law ⓘ
titleInEnglish The Eumenides ⓘ

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The Eumenides → originalTitleLanguage → Greek title: Εὐμενίδες ⓘ