Iphigeneia in Aulis

...Ten years later, having conquered Troy and accomplished his goal, he returned to his homeland in triumph with the Trojan princess Cassandra as his concubine, but was killed by the queen and her lover Aegisthus. Famous literary works that feature him as a major character include Homer's epic poem "Iliad," which tells of his struggle with Achilles, the greatest hero of the Greek army, during the Trojan War; Euripides' "Iphigenia in Aulis"; and Aeschylus' "Orestaia Trilogy," which depicts the murder of Agamemnon and his children Orestes and Electra's revenge. [Tomohiro Mizutani]...

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…その10年後，トロイアを陥落せしめ，所期の目的を遂げた彼は，みずからの婢妾としてトロイア王女カッサンドラを伴い，故国に凱旋したが，妃とその情人アイギストスに殺された。彼を主要な登場人物とする文学作品では，トロイア戦争中の彼とギリシア軍最大の英雄アキレウスとの争いを語るホメロスの叙事詩《イーリアス》，エウリピデスの《アウリスのイフィゲネイア》，アガメムノンの殺害とその子女オレステス，エレクトラによる仇討を描いたアイスキュロスの〈オレステイア三部作〉等の悲劇が名高い。【水谷 智洋】。…

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