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|wketx=The Oresteia (Ancient Greek: [[Ὀρέστεια]]) is a trilogy of Greek tragedies written by [[Aeschylus]] in the 5th century BC, concerning the murder of Agamemnon by [[Clytemnestra]], the [[murder]] of [[Clytemnestra]] by [[Orestes]], the trial of Orestes, the end of the curse on the House of Atreus and the pacification of the Erinyes. The [[trilogy]]—consisting of Agamemnon (Ἀγαμέμνων), The Libation Bearers ([[Χοηφóρoι]]), and The [[Eumenides]] ([[Εὐμενίδες]])—also shows how the Greek gods interacted with the characters and influenced their decisions pertaining to events and disputes. The only extant example of an ancient Greek theatre trilogy, the Oresteia won first prize at the [[Dionysia]] festival in 458 BC. The principal themes of the trilogy include the contrast between revenge and justice, as well as the transition from personal vendetta to organized litigation. [[Oresteia]] originally included a satyr play, [[Proteus]] ([[Πρωτεύς]]), following the tragic trilogy, but all except a single line of Proteus has been lost.