• The role of the furies is to punish those with blood guilt. They represent the old moral
• Some scholars pointed out how Aeschylus never named the third play Eumenides.
• Furies are transformed into Eumenides and they are worshipped in Athens
• Orestes remained peacefully in Argos until old age.
• First homicide trial was Orestes case.
• Aeschylus replaced the tribunal of the Olympian gods with the tribunal of the Olympian
• The Furies act to avenge or correct the infringement of the proper order.
• In Theogony, the Furies are born from Kronos’ blood after his castration.
• In Aeschylus line 416, the Furies are the daughters of Night.
• The Furies are older than the Olympian gods.
• The Furies are known as Eumenides.
• There is a conflict between Eumenides and Apollo.
• The behaviour of Athena and the jurors at Orestes trial provides a model for all that will
sit on juries.
• The play has a moral and legal function.
• At the end of the LB, only Orestes can see the Furies.
• The first 2 plays takes place in Argos, the third one takes place in the Temple of Apollo
• In the third play, they then go to the temple of Athena.
• Aristotle focuses on the unity of action. The 3 unities is related to Aristotle. There is a
rapid scene change from on