Shout out to all the 'woes'. Gotta' love Aeschylus.

I would say, of the whole lot, I found the 'The Persians' and 'Prometheus' to be the most fascinating, particularly 'Persians'. While the Orestes trilogy was assuredly the most well-written, I just couldn't connect to it as well as the latter two works. All-in-all, not as difficult or dull as I was expecting; the translations are fresh, complex, and enjoyable.

I read this for my Classical Mythology course. Just cataloguing it here for my virtual record.

A re-read from high school and college. I love epic stories and plays like the Illiad and the Odyssey. my favorite plays in this are: Odeipus, Prometheis Bound, Aaeggamemnon and Antigone. Very complete collection and glad my library had this to enjoy again.

Just finished reading Alcestis and Medea in Euripides 1 as part of a course at the University of Chicago Graham school entitled Women in Euripides. Then we will read about Iphigenia in Aulis. We are also studying theatre/film versions.

In September I will take another classics class on Antigone -- a deep dive. I am enjoying being in the summer Euripides class with my longtime college friend Janet who was also a bridesmaid at my wedding. Also enjoying beginning to fill this gap in my college reading: the Greek classics.

my version includes prometheus bound as well (which i do like), but anyway, i had read both the persians and prometheus unbound before so only supplicant maidens and seven against thebes were new to me, and it's quite easy to see why they were relatively forgotten.

wtf i love state propagada now

Only read Agamemnon. Translation is enjoyable, but requires a lot of effort on the part of the reader.

A true testament to understanding how fine the line between justice and revenge truly is. The beginning of this trope, this play is essential to understanding how years of war and suffering plague us as human beings. By reflecting back we can understand whether or not our suffering is for the sake of suffering, or contains a deeper meaning.

Only read 'Agamemnon' for class. Wow that was some hard reading!

Amazingly deep for Homer "Fan Fiction" (I kid!). Follow the journey of one family from tragedy to tragedy, watching as the cycle of violence and madness continues down the family line.

When I first read the Oresteia, I was underwhelmed. With every rereading, the trilogy has gotten better to the point that I now understand why Aeschylus was re-performed by state legislation. The Agamemnon is terrifying, the Eumenides a spectacular mix of reworked mythology and Athenian propaganda.

Tragedies are so tragic :-(