The Eumenides

by

Aeschylus

The Stone of Outrage Symbol Analysis

Athena places Orestes at this stone during the trial in order to emblemize how wronged he has been by the unrelenting Furies.

The Stone of Outrage Symbol Timeline in The Eumenides

The timeline below shows where the symbol The Stone of Outrage appears in The Eumenides. The colored dots and icons indicate which themes are associated with that appearance.

Orestes enters, and Athena directs him to the Stone of Outrage . The Furies enter, and Athena places them at the Stone of Unmercifulness. She herself... (full context)

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