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Orestes’ Revenge Against Clytemnestra and Aegisthus

🏛️ Greek MythologyPalace of Mycenae, Peloponnese, GreeceOrestes • Clytemnestra • Aegisthus

After the murder of King Agamemnon by his wife Clytemnestra and her lover Aegisthus, the young prince Orestes is forced into exile. Years later, commanded by the god Apollo, Orestes returns to his ancestral home in Mycenae to seek vengeance. Alongside his sister Electra and his loyal friend Pylades, he orchestrates a deadly plan to reclaim the throne and punish those who betrayed his father.