Orestes

audiobook

Orestes

by Euripides

SV·~1 hours·491 chapters

Chapters

491 total
1

EURIPIDES' ORESTES

0:06
2

L. B. S.

8:23
3

ELEKTRA.

0:19
4

HELENA.

0:03
5

ELEKTRA.

0:03
6

HELENA.

0:03
7

ELEKTRA.

0:03
8

HELENA.

0:03
9

ELEKTRA.

0:03
10

HELENA

0:03

Description

In the shadow of the Trojan War, the royal house of Mycenae is torn apart. Orestes, the exiled son of Agamemnon, returns to find his mother Clytemnestra ruling with a new lover, having sealed his father's murder. The ancient curse that haunts his family forces him to confront a terrible choice.

Guided by the god Apollo, he is urged to avenge his father, yet the act of killing his own mother threatens to unleash the relentless Furies, spirits of retribution that pursue any who spill blood within the house. As guilt and fear close in, Orestes must decide whether to obey divine command or to protect the fragile remnants of his lineage. The tension between duty and conscience drives the drama forward, leaving him teetering on the brink of madness.

The play unfolds as Orestes wrestles with the consequences of his actions, while the chorus of elders and the looming presence of the Furies amplify the looming tragedy. Listeners are drawn into a timeless exploration of justice, family loyalty, and the cost of vengeance.

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Language

sv

Duration

~1 hours (79K characters)

Publisher of text edition

Project Gutenberg

Release date

2018-02-11

Rights

Public domain in the USA.

About the author

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Euripides

d. -406

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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