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title: Orestes Pursued by a Fury
author: Jastrow
source: https://www.worldhistory.org/image/5182/orestes-pursued-by-a-fury/
format: machine-readable-alternate
updated: 1970-01-01
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# Orestes Pursued by a Fury

_Authored by Jastrow_

## Image File

[![Orestes Pursued by a Fury](https://www.worldhistory.org/uploads/images/5182.jpg)](https://www.worldhistory.org/uploads/images/5182.jpg)

## Image Caption

A red-figure vase depicting Orestes being pursued by one of the [Furies](https://www.worldhistory.org/Furies/) at [Delphi](https://www.worldhistory.org/delphi/) after he murdered his mother Clytemnestra. From [Paestum](https://www.worldhistory.org/Paestum/), 330 BCE. (British Museum, London)

## Cite This Work

### APA
Jastrow. (2016, May 31). Orestes Pursued by a Fury. *World History Encyclopedia*. <https://www.worldhistory.org/image/5182/orestes-pursued-by-a-fury/>
### Chicago
Jastrow. "Orestes Pursued by a Fury." *World History Encyclopedia*, May 31, 2016. <https://www.worldhistory.org/image/5182/orestes-pursued-by-a-fury/>.
### MLA
Jastrow. "Orestes Pursued by a Fury." *World History Encyclopedia*, 31 May 2016, <https://www.worldhistory.org/image/5182/orestes-pursued-by-a-fury/>.

## License & Copyright

[Original image](https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Orestes_Delphi_BM_GR1917.12-10.1.jpg) by [**Jastrow**](https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Orestes_Delphi_BM_GR1917.12-10.1.jpg). Submitted by [Mark Cartwright](https://www.worldhistory.org/user/markzcartwright/ "User Page: Mark Cartwright"), published on 31 May 2016. The copyright holder has published this content under the following license: [Public Domain](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Public_domain). This item is in the public domain, and can be used, copied, and modified without any restrictions. Please note that content linked from this page may have different licensing terms.