Orestes, Electra, and Clytemnestra Resources

Movie or TV Productions

TV Oresteia

A version of Aeschylus' classic trilogy beamed straight to people's televisions in the 70's.

Videogames

Dante's Inferno

In this recent video game, Dante meets Electra in Limbo and must decide weather to punish her or forgive her for the murder of her mother. (What would you do?)

Videos

Agamemnon Sings!

This is what the ghost of Agamemnon is up to these days.

Was Agamemnon a Real Dude?

The old Greek professor guy in this video seems to think so.

Audio

Is that Murder I Hear?

Click here if you're dying to hear the whole story of Aeshcylus' Oresteia read aloud (and we know you are).

Hark, I Hear Electra

Check it out, you can listen to all of Sophocles' Electra at this link.

Books

The Libation Bearers

Check out the full text of Aeschylus' version here.

Electra by Sophocles

You can read Sophocles' spin on the myth through this link.

Electra by Euripides

The full text of Euripides' version awaits at the other end of this link.