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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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Cite This Work
APA Style
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/
Chicago Style
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/.
MLA Style
Museum, The Trustees of the British. "Orestes at Delphi." World History Encyclopedia. World History Encyclopedia, 31 Oct 2018. Web. 26 Jul 2024.
