Αἰσχύλου Ἀγαμέμνων / Aeschylus: Agamemnon

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Ἀγαμέμνων εἰς Ἴλιον ἀπιὼν τῇ Κλυταιμήστρᾳ, εἰ πορθήσοι τὸ Ἴλιον, ὑπέσχετο τῆς αὐτῆς ἡμέρας σημαίνειν διὰ πυρσοῦ. ὅθεν σκοπὸν ἐκάθισεν ἐπὶ μισθῷ Κλυταιμήστρα ἵνα τηροίη τὸν πυρσόν. καὶ ὁ μὲν ἰδὼν ἀπήγγειλεν, αὐτὴ δὲ τῶν πρεσβυτῶν ὄχλον μεταπέμπεται περὶ τοῦ πυρσοῦ ἐροῦσα ἐξ ὧν καὶ ὁ χορὸς συνίσταται· οἵτινες ἀκούσαντες παιανίζουσιν.

μετ’ οὐ πολὺ δὲ καὶ Ταλθύβιος παραγίνεται καὶ τὰ κατὰ τὸν πλοῦν διηγεῖται.

Ἀγαμέμνων δ’ ἐπὶ ἀπήνης ἔρχεται· εἵπετο δ’αὐτῷ ἑτέρα ἀπήνη, ἔνθα ἦν τὰ λάφυρα καὶ ἡ Κασσάνδρα. αὐτὸς μὲν οὖν προεισέρχεται εἰς τὸν οἶκον σὺν τῇ Κλυταιμήστρᾳ, Κασσάνδρα δὲ προμαντεύεται, πρὶν εἰς τὰ βασίλεια εἰσελθεῖν, τὸν ἑαυτῆς καὶ τοῦ Ἀγαμέμνονος θάνατον καὶ τὴν ἐξ Ὀρέστου μητροκτονίαν καὶ εἰσπηδᾷ ὡς θανουμένη, ῥίψασα τὰ στέμματα.

Description

At first glance, the plot of Aeschylus’ Agamemnon, one of the plays within the Oresteia trilogy (Agamemnon, The Libation Bearers, The Eumenides), seems to be rather simple:  

After the fall of Troy Agamemnon, commander of the Greek army, returns home to his palace in Argos accompanied by Cassandra, the prophetess. Despite Cassandra’s prophecy, Queen Clytemnestra, longing to avenge the deaths of her children (especially the scarification of her innocent daughter Iphigenia to Artemis), invites her husband to take a warm bath and murders him.

However, as we come to read the actual words of Aeschylus himself, the seemingly plain horror story becomes increasingly complex. By reading and enjoying the original text of the play we can see its characters emerging from the darkness of Agamemnon’s haunted palace, revealing their deeper motives and desires.

The primary purpose of these sessions is thus to read, understand, observe, and discuss the profound reflections on human and divine justice, crime and punishment, guilt and innocence – as proposed by the author of this timeless masterpiece.

For whom is this course?

• Advanced learners

Prerequisites

• Good knowledge of Ancient Greek
• Prior experience speaking the language is recommended but not obligatory

Language of instruction

• Ancient Greek

Time & Date

8–9 PM CET (Amsterdam, Berlin, Rome, Stockholm, Vienna)
From October 13 until December 15, 2023
Every Friday
(10 weeks in total)

Teacher

Karolina Doušová

Price

Standard: 250€
Students: 220€

About Karolina

Karolina studied Anglophone Literatures and Classics at Charles University, Prague. Apart from teaching Latin (viva voce, as a spoken language) at Gymnázium Jaroslava Seiferta in Prague she has taught various spoken Latin and Greek classes, in person as well as online, e.g. Caelum and Οὐρανός for Cultura Clásica in Madrid, Spain.

If you have questions about this class, you can write an email at: info@triodos-trivium.com

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Registration deadline: October 03, 2023, 23:59 CET.

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