enstasis:Oresteia is an ancient Greek tragedy trilogy. Orestes was a hero who returned home from war
enstasis:Oresteia is an ancient Greek tragedy trilogy. Orestes was a hero who returned home from war to find that his mother Clytemnestra and her lover murdered his father Agamemnon. Orestis slaughtered his mother in vengeance. Orestis was then tormented by the furies for the crime that he has committed. Finally goddess Athena called upon a divine jury to adjudicate as to whether to convict Orestes. Athena casted the last vote that rendered the result to an even tie. Athena declared that henceforth tied juries will result in the defendant being acquitted, as mercy should always take precedence over harshness.The tragedy is a great illustration of the ancient Greek perception of justice and its stance on morality and retribution.‘Orestes pursued by the Furies’ by William-Adolphe Bouguereau‘Oresteia’ by Sylvia Sanchez -- source link
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