History Theatre / Eumenides

* NotSoDifferentRemark: The Erinyes point out that, although Apollo claims Zeus cares that people's fathers' deaths don't go unavenged, he himself imprisoned his father in Tartarus. Apollo replies that imprisoning someone, which can be undone, is different than killing.

* NotSoDifferent: The Erinyes point out that, although Apollo claims Zeus cares that people's fathers' deaths don't go unavenged, he himself imprisoned his father in Tartarus. Apollo replies that imprisoning someone, which can be undone, is different than killing.

* ExternallyValidatedProphecy: Orestes vows, in his gratitude for an Athenian jury acquitting him, that Argos will always have peaceful relations with Athens, and Apollo promises to ensure that Orestes and his descendants will often fight with Athens. These are both references to a recent (at the time) treaty between Athens and Argos.

* ImpliedDeathThreat: Athena persuades the Furies to back down off of Orestes by pointing out that showing mercy and favoring justice instead of vengeance would lead to them being honored and beloved by the people--oh and also, she has the keys to the storehouse where Zeus keeps his thunderbolts.

Still feeling guilty for [[Theatre/TheLibationBearers his mother’s murder]], and still being pursued by the Erinyes, Orestes takes refuge in Apollo’s temple at Delphi, who promises to protect him and tells him to appeal to Athena for help. Meanwhile, the ghost of Clytemnestra urges the Furies to continue searching for her son and they eventually find him.

At that moment, Athena intervenes and decides to settle the whole thing on a judgment, with Apollo acting as Orestes’ attorney, the Erinyes defending the ghost and Athena and others as the jury. Just as Athena predicted, it results in a tie, after which Orestes is acquitted, something the Erinyes have to accept eventually.

* IDidWhatIHadToDo: Orestes’ defense.

* ArtisticLicenseBiology: Athena, who was herself born with only a male parent (she popped out of Zeus' forehead, remember?), argues that women don't really count as kin to their offspring, as they just "nourish the seed" provided by men.

Third part of the {{tragedy}} trilogy ''Theatre/TheOresteia'', written by {{Aeschylus}}.

* YouFailBiologyForever: Athena, who was herself born with only a male parent (she popped out of Zeus' forehead, remember?), argues that women don't really count as kin to their offspring, as they just "nourish the seed" provided by men.

* Myth/ClassicalMythology

* TheseHandsHaveKilled

* ClassicalMythology

Still feeling guilty for [[Theatre/TheLibationBearers his mother’s murder]], and still being pursued by the Erinyes, Orestes takes refuge in Apollo’s temple at Delphi, who promises to protect him and tells him to appeal to Athena for help. Meanwhile, the ghost of Clytemnestra urges the Furies to continue searching for his son and they eventually find him.

Still feeling guilty for [[Theatre/TheLibationBearers his mother’s murder]], and still being pursued by the Erinyes, Orestes takes refuge in Apollo’s temple at Delphi, who tries to delay the Erinyes to find him. Meanwhile, the ghost of Clytemnestra urges them to continue searching for his son and they eventually find him.

* KarmaHoudini: Not Orestes, curiously, since he has a BSOD and is being followed by the Erinyes, but rather Electra, who convinced Orestes of doing the killing. Of course, since Orestes was acquitted, you could argue that the acquittal was extended to anyone involved (including Apollo, who was also guilty to a point).

Third part of the {{tragedy}} trilogy TheOresteia, written by {{Aeschylus}}.

Still feeling guilty for [[TheLibationBearers his mother’s murder]], and still being pursued by the Erinyes, Orestes takes refuge in Apollo’s temple at Delphi, who tries to delay the Erinyes to find him. Meanwhile, the ghost of Clytemnestra urges them to continue searching for his son and they eventually find him.