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Starred Review on April 15, 2017 | Fiction
On the eve of war, Agamemnon announces Iphigenia's marriage to Achilles. This decree lures his wife, Clytemnestra, to the army camp where Iphigenia is sacrificed to appease the gods. Clytemnestra plans revenge with the terrorist Aegisthus and murders Agamemnon upon his return. She brutally suppresses any opposition to her rule, and Aegisthus exiles Orestes. The boy escapes imprisonment and vanishes for years. When he returns, his family cautious...Log In or Sign Up to Read More

