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.
Observed surface forms (1)
| Surface form | Occurrences |
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| Εὐμενίδες | 0 |
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
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| instanceOf |
ancient Greek tragedy
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play ⓘ theatrical work ⓘ |
| alternateName | The Kindly Ones NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| associatedInstitution | Areopagus court of Athens NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| author | Aeschylus NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| centralConflict | trial of Orestes for matricide ⓘ |
| chorus | Furies NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| culture | Ancient Greek ⓘ |
| depicts |
establishment of the Areopagus court in mythic terms
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transformation of the Furies into the Eumenides ⓘ |
| dramaticStructure | choral odes and episodes ⓘ |
| featuresDeity |
Apollo
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Athena NERFINISHED ⓘ Furies NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| firstPerformanceApproximateYear | 458 BC ⓘ |
| firstPerformanceFestival | City Dionysia NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| firstPerformancePlace | Athens NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| follows |
Choephori
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The Libation Bearers NERFINISHED ⓘ Χοηφόροι NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| genre | tragedy ⓘ |
| hasTrilogyCompanionWork |
Χοηφόροι
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Ἀγαμέμνων NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasTrilogyCompanionWorkEnglish |
Agamemnon
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The Libation Bearers NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| literaryForm | verse drama ⓘ |
| literaryPeriod | Classical Greek literature ⓘ |
| mainCharacter |
Apollo
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Athena NERFINISHED ⓘ Erinyes NERFINISHED ⓘ Furies NERFINISHED ⓘ Orestes NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| mythologicalCycle | House of Atreus NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| originalLanguage | Ancient Greek ⓘ |
| originalTitleScript | Greek ⓘ |
| partOf | Oresteia NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| positionInSeries | third play of the Oresteia ⓘ |
| precedes | no further play in the Oresteia trilogy ⓘ |
| setting |
Athens
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Delphi NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| survivalStatus | extant complete play by Aeschylus ⓘ |
| theme |
divine justice
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foundation of legal institutions ⓘ justice ⓘ transition from blood vengeance to civic law ⓘ |
| titleInEnglish | The Eumenides NERFINISHED ⓘ |
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.