Illustration
Red-figured bell-krater (wine bowl) with Orestes at Delphi, pursued by the Furies. Apollo will purify him of the blood guilt of killing his mother. The scene may have been inspired by Aeschylus' tragedy The Eumenides.
Made in Puglia, Italy, c. 380-360 BCE.
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Museum, T. T. o. t. B. (2018, October 31). Orestes at Delphi. World History Encyclopedia. Retrieved from https://www.worldhistory.org/image/9392/orestes-at-delphi/
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Museum, The Trustees of the British. "Orestes at Delphi." World History Encyclopedia. Last modified October 31, 2018. https://www.worldhistory.org/image/9392/orestes-at-delphi/.
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