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... Orestes and Apollo speak for the defense . Orestes ad- mits that he has killed his mother , at the behest of Apollo . He then asks what seems like a logical question . Why did the Furies not persecute Clytaemnestra for her crime , as ...
... Orestes and Apollo speak for the defense . Orestes ad- mits that he has killed his mother , at the behest of Apollo . He then asks what seems like a logical question . Why did the Furies not persecute Clytaemnestra for her crime , as ...
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... Orestes ( and even commanding him ) to kill Clytaemnestra , did he act justly ? Concerning the goddess Athena we must ask : In casting her vote for Orestes , did she act justly ? Concerning the Furies we must ask : In pursuing Orestes ...
... Orestes ( and even commanding him ) to kill Clytaemnestra , did he act justly ? Concerning the goddess Athena we must ask : In casting her vote for Orestes , did she act justly ? Concerning the Furies we must ask : In pursuing Orestes ...
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... Orestes to act as he does ? Orestes tells us that Loxias ( i.e. , Apollo ) commanded him to avenge his father , and pre- dicted terrible consequences if he did not follow this com- mand . Being pursued by the Furies was one of the ...
... Orestes to act as he does ? Orestes tells us that Loxias ( i.e. , Apollo ) commanded him to avenge his father , and pre- dicted terrible consequences if he did not follow this com- mand . Being pursued by the Furies was one of the ...
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PLATO Euthyphro Laws Apology | 17 |
ARISTOTLE Nicomachean Ethics | 28 |
SelfTesting Questions | 60 |
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