#6218

Mentioned in 8 episodes

Oresteia

Book • 2000

Author

Aeschylus

Mentioned by

Mary Beard

Thomas Lackey

Deacon Harrison Garlick

Charlotte Higgins

Alex Long

Dr. Frank Grabowski

Mentioned in 8 episodes

Mentioned by

Thomas Lackey

and

Deacon Harrison Garlick

in the context of discussing the theme of suffering and learning through suffering in Greek tragedy.

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A Discussion on Hesiod's Theogony

Mentioned by

Charlotte Higgins

and

Mary Beard

as the play by Aeschylus that tells the story of Orestes' trial.

Athena: Private Life of a Greek Goddess

Mentioned by RJ of The Fourth Age as relating the stories that happened after the Trojan War and the birth of the idea of intent.

s08e23 | Western Mythologies: From Homer to Stan Lee, with RJ of The Fourth Age

Referenced in the episode description as part of the further reading recommendations.

Boudica: The Woman Who Defied an Empire Pt2

Mentioned as a play where you start off with a bang.

#250 - Reading the Greek Tragedies

Mentioned by Jack as a work that encapsulates an unprecedented unleashing of creative human genius.

65 From Vengeance to Justice: The Genius of Aeschylus' ORESTEIA w/ Doug Metzger

Mentioned as a famous Greek trilogy where Agamemnon and his son Orestes forget the power of the furies or fates in everyday life.

Review: The New Polytheism (Miller) by David Miller and James Hillman

Mentioned by

Alex Long

and hosts as the Aeschylus trilogy often taught as essential Greek tragedy material.

Why Read Ancient Greek Literature? Essential Books to Start With

Mentioned by

Deacon Harrison Garlick

Dr. Frank Grabowski

, and Mr.

Thomas Lackey

during their discussion of Aeschylus' Oresteia.

Aeschylus' Oresteia: The Eumenides Explained Part One

Mentioned by

Deacon Harrison Garlick

and

Dr. Frank Grabowski

as the subject of the podcast episode, focusing on the Eumenides, the final play in the Oresteia trilogy.

Aeschylus' Oresteia: The Eumenides Explained Part Two

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