Oresteia*: Meaning and Definition of

O•res•te•ia

Pronunciation: (ôr"e-stē'u, ōr"-), [key]
— n.
  1. a trilogy of tragic dramas (458 b.c.) by Aeschylus, consisting of the Agamemnon, the Choëphori, and the Eumenides.
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