{"product_id":"trojan-women-and-two-other-plays-orestes-and-rhesus-paperback","title":"Trojan Women and Two Other Plays: Orestes and Rhesus - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eGeorge Theodoridis\u003c\/b\u003e (Translator), \u003cb\u003eEuripides\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn these three plays, Euripides points a very stern finger at those who seek retribution through war or vengeance. All three tragedies are connected to the Homeric myth of the Trojan War.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe \u003ci\u003eTrojan Women\u003c\/i\u003e is a shocking exhibition of the egregious crimes that are committed during a war and a magnificent court case between two queens: Hekabe, the queen of the once-glorious city Troy, and Helen, the Queen of Sparta.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eOrestes finds himself ensnared in a cycle of revenge and retribution that devastates his family - turning a wife against her husband, children against their mother, a niece and nephew against their uncle - until Apollo intervenes to restore peace.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eRhesus, a warrior from Thrace and an ally of Troy, enters the war late only to be killed during the same night by Diomedes - aided by the goddess Athena, who was on the side of the Greeks.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 258\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.54 x 9 x 6 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e December 20, 2020\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":42161421516935,"sku":"9798696577739","price":17.48,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0601\/2623\/2711\/files\/a70dc5fa4d3b0fb6e1c8ca7ce40c3897.webp?v=1733281023","url":"https:\/\/booksby.splitshops.com\/products\/trojan-women-and-two-other-plays-orestes-and-rhesus-paperback","provider":"Books by splitShops","version":"1.0","type":"link"}