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title: Orestes at Delphi
author: The Trustees of the British Museum
source: https://www.worldhistory.org/image/9392/orestes-at-delphi/
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updated: 1970-01-01
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# Orestes at Delphi
_Authored by The Trustees of the British Museum_
## Image File
[](https://www.worldhistory.org/uploads/images/9392.jpg)
## Image Caption
Red-figured bell-krater (wine bowl) with Orestes at [Delphi](https://www.worldhistory.org/delphi/), pursued by the [Furies](https://www.worldhistory.org/Furies/). [Apollo](https://www.worldhistory.org/apollo/) will purify him of the blood guilt of killing his mother. The scene may have been inspired by [Aeschylus](https://www.worldhistory.org/Aeschylus/)' tragedy [The Eumenides](https://www.worldhistory.org/The_Eumenides/). Made in Puglia, [Italy](https://www.worldhistory.org/italy/), c. 380-360 BCE.
## Cite This Work
### APA
Museum, T. T. o. t. B. (2018, October 31). Orestes at Delphi. *World History Encyclopedia*.
### Chicago
Museum, The Trustees of the British. "Orestes at Delphi." *World History Encyclopedia*, October 31, 2018. .
### MLA
Museum, The Trustees of the British. "Orestes at Delphi." *World History Encyclopedia*, 31 Oct 2018, .
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