The House of Atreus
Agamemnon, The Libation-Bearers and The Furies, translated by E. D. A. Morshead
Aeschylus · -458 · Fiction
Full text · 3 chaptersNarrated in your voice
What it's about
The only Greek tragic trilogy to survive whole. Agamemnon comes home from Troy and is murdered by his wife Clytemnestra; their son Orestes returns to avenge him and is hunted by the Furies; and in Athens a court of citizens, with Athena's vote, ends the chain of blood-for-blood. One play per chapter, in Morshead's verse translation.
Reading plan
Pick a finish date and Genius lays out the days — the plan shows today's target and keeps you honest.
Read together
Start a circle and share the code — everyone sees everyone's honest place in the book. Accountability, not leaderboards.
Who it's for
- Readers starting on Greek tragedy - Anyone interested in where trial by jury enters literature - Readers who know the Trojan War and want its aftermath
