A Fragment from the Agamemnon of Aeschylos

Series: Poetry

Oscar Wilde

The narrative unfolds in the courtyard of the Palace at Argos, where Cassandra, a prophetess cursed to be disbelieved, grapples with her foreboding visions of death and destruction. As she stands alone, she perceives ominous signs: blood on the lintel and the haunting presence of the ghosts of her murdered children. Her prophetic insights reveal a grim fate awaiting both herself and Agamemnon, her lord, as she envisions a fatal bath, a net, and an axe. Despite her desperate warnings, Cassandra's prophecies are met with skepticism and mockery from... AI Generated Content

~1876 CE

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