The Libation Bearers

GPTKB entity

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Predicate Object
gptkbp:instance_of gptkb:earthquake
gptkb:play
gptkbp:bfsLayer 4
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Clytemnestra
gptkb:Agamemnon
gptkb:Atreus
gptkb:Electra
gptkb:Aeschylus
gptkb:The_Seven_Against_Thebes
gptkbp:adaptation gptkb:film
modern retellings
The Libation Bearers (film)
gptkbp:adapted_into gptkb:Ted_Hughes
gptkb:Anne_Carson
gptkb:Robert_Fagles
gptkb:opera
gptkb:film
gptkbp:audience gptkb:Athenian_citizens
gptkbp:character gptkb:Clytemnestra
gptkb:Furies
gptkb:Electra
gptkb:Orestes
gptkb:Apollo
gptkb:choir
gptkb:Pylades
gptkbp:conflict Orestes vs Clytemnestra
gptkbp:critical_reception studied in literature courses
analyzed in academic papers
well-received in antiquity
gptkbp:cultural_significance influence on philosophy
influence on music
influence on art
ancient Greek drama
influence on opera
influence on theater
part of Western literary canon
influence on film
depiction of moral dilemmas
influence on psychology
reflection on justice
influence on later literature
exploration of vengeance
influence on modern drama
influence on tragedy
part of Greek tragedy tradition
explores themes of guilt and retribution
gptkbp:explores gptkb:justice
gptkb:Order
family loyalty
gptkbp:features gptkb:Clytemnestra
gptkb:Electra
gptkb:Orestes
gptkbp:first_performance 458 BC
gptkbp:follows gptkb:Agamemnon
gptkbp:genre gptkb:earthquake
gptkbp:historical_context gptkb:festival
gptkb:Athenian_democracy
gptkb:Ancient_Greece
post-Trojan War
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label The Libation Bearers
gptkbp:influence Western literature
gptkbp:influenced_by gptkb:mythological_figure
gptkbp:influences gptkb:theatre
Western literature
gptkbp:inspired scholarly analysis
modern playwrights
gptkbp:language gptkb:City
gptkbp:literary_devices gptkb:language
imagery
irony
foreshadowing
gptkbp:main_character gptkb:Clytemnestra
gptkb:Electra
gptkb:Orestes
gptkbp:motif gptkb:healthcare_organization
gptkb:justice
gptkb:Saint
gptkb:Order
gptkbp:notable_character gptkb:Clytemnestra
gptkb:Electra
gptkb:Orestes
gptkb:choir
gptkbp:notable_event gptkb:City_Dionysia
gptkbp:notable_performance gptkb:Royal_Shakespeare_Company
gptkb:National_Theatre_of_Greece
gptkb:Theater_of_Dionysus
gptkbp:notable_quote “ The dead are not dead.”
“ Revenge is a dish best served cold.”
“ I shall not be silent.”
“ Revenge is a bitter fruit.”
“ I shall not rest until I have avenged my father.”
“ I am my father's son.”
“ Blood calls for blood.”
“ Justice is a two-edged sword.”
“ The Furies will not rest.”
“ The gods are just.”
“ The house is cursed.”
“ The past cannot be escaped.”},{
gptkbp:official_language gptkb:City
Greek
gptkbp:part_of gptkb:The_Oresteia
gptkb:Oresteia
gptkbp:performance gptkb:theatre
performed in ancient theaters
gptkbp:performed_by gptkb:ancient_Greece
gptkb:Theater_of_Dionysus
various theater companies
modern theaters
gptkbp:precedes gptkb:The_Eumenides
gptkbp:premiered_on 458 BC
gptkbp:published_by 5th century BC
gptkbp:related_works gptkb:The_Suppliants
gptkb:The_Agamemnon
gptkb:The_Eumenides
gptkbp:scholarly_analysis discussed in philosophy
analyzed in literary studies
examined in cultural studies
explored in gender studies
interpreted in historical context
debated in ethics
analyzed in symbolism
analyzed in tragedy theory
critiqued in drama theory
discussed in mythological studies
discussed in tragedy and comedy relationship
examined in psychoanalysis
explored in archetypes
reviewed in ancient philosophy
reviewed in classical studies
studied in narrative theory
studied in performance art
studied in performance studies
gptkbp:set_in gptkb:Argos
gptkbp:setting gptkb:Argos
gptkbp:symbolism gptkb:healthcare_organization
gptkb:Saint
gptkb:vengeance
gptkb:family
libations
gptkbp:theme gptkb:revenge
gptkbp:themes gptkb:justice
gptkb:moral_ambiguity
gptkb:revenge
gptkb:Order
divine intervention
family loyalty
human suffering
gptkbp:translated_into gptkb:French
gptkb:Native_American_tribe
English
The Libation Bearers (translated by Robert Fagles)
gptkbp:written_by gptkb:Aeschylus
gptkbp:written_in gptkb:City