Ηλέκτρα

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Ηλέκτρα

by Euripides

EL·~1 hours·3 chapters

Chapters

3 total

Part 1

31:42

Part 2

31:36

Part 3

6:38

Description

In the shadow of a royal palace, a young woman lives under the oppressive rule of a usurper who has seized power after a brutal murder. Electra, haunted by the memory of her father’s death, endures a life of forced servitude and constant fear, while her mother, Clytemnestra, remains complicit in the new regime. The weight of her family's disgrace hangs heavy over her, and the promise of vengeance flickers in her heart.

When a mysterious stranger arrives, he is revealed to be Orestes, Electra’s brother, long thought lost. Their secret reunion sparks a dangerous pact: together they will plot to reclaim their honor and avenge their father’s murder. Guided by an elderly servant who once saved Orestes, they begin to devise a daring scheme that could topple the tyrant and restore the rightful line.

The tragedy unfolds with intense emotions, moral dilemmas, and the looming threat of divine retribution, setting the stage for a clash between duty and destiny.

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Language

el

Duration

~1 hours (67K characters)

Publisher of text edition

Project Gutenberg

Credits

Produced by Christos Alexandridis, Publisher Fexis1910, Translation into modern Greek by Angelos Tanagras

Release date

2006-03-15

Rights

Public domain in the USA.

About the author

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Euripides

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One of the great tragedians of classical Athens, this playwright helped shape the emotional and psychological depth of Greek drama. His surviving works, including Medea, Hippolytus, and The Bacchae, still feel startlingly human.

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