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[ awr-e-stee-uh, ohr- ] / ˌɔr ɛˈsti ə, ˌoʊr- /
nouna trilogy of tragic dramas (458 b.c.) by Aeschylus, consisting of the Agamemnon, the Choëphori, and the Eumenides. Words nearby Oresteiaoreodont, Oreopithecus, ore rotundo, oreshoot, Oresme, Oresteia, Orestes, Orestes complex, Øresund, ore tanker, -orexia Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for OresteiaIn the Oresteia Æschylus has plucked the last fruit upon the Upas-tree of crime which flourished in the palace of Mycenæ. Studies of the Greek Poets (Vol I of 2)|John Addington Symonds His fate and that of his house is the subject of Æschylus' trilogy "Oresteia." The Nuttall Encyclopaedia|Edited by Rev. James Wood The Oresteia is sufficient to prove that we gain no insight into his method as an artist if we consider only single plays. Studies of the Greek Poets (Vol I of 2)|John Addington Symonds Perhaps this is the reason why the Oresteia is the only extant trilogy. Studies of the Greek Poets (Vol I of 2)|John Addington Symonds
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