1. THE LAST BATH OF AGAMEMNON SSCI E-100b January 30th, 2010 -- Harvard Extension School -

2. 1 CVS-Caremark IT Transformation Business Update-05Jan08-v0.ppt Context for today’s discussion Agamemnon is the King of Mycea (ancient Greece) Sacrifices daughter Iphigeneia as offering to Gods – “win against Troy” Successful war against Troy and journey home takes ~10 years Leads Greeks against Troy in the “Illiad” (Homer) Journey’s home in the “Odessey” (Homer) Arrives home in the “Orestia” (Ashcelyes) Agamemnon is murdered by his wife, and her lover, in his own home Orestes murders his mother, Clytemnestra, and her lover for murdering Agamemnon Orestes has a breakdown, visits the underworld, and is ultimately healed

3. 2 CVS-Caremark IT Transformation Business Update-05Jan08-v0.ppt Agamemnon’s Genaeology Who’s Who In the Orestia

4. 3 CVS-Caremark IT Transformation Business Update-05Jan08-v0.ppt Questions for discussion today Agamemnon is the King of Mycea (ancient Greece) Sacrifices daughter Iphigeneia as offering to Gods – “win against Troy” Successful war against Troy and journey home takes ~10 years Leads Greeks against Troy in the “Illiad” (Homer) Journey’s home in the “Odessey” (Homer) Arrives home in the “Orestia” (Ashcelyes) Agamemnon is murdered by his wife, and her lover, in his own home Orestes murders his mother, Clytemnestra, and her lover for murdering Agamemnon Orestes has a breakdown, visits the underworld, and is ultimately healed Why did Clytemnestra murder Agamemnon? Why was Agamemnon murdered on his first night home? Why did Orestes murder his mother? If Iphigeneia was a “seer…” Why did she let Agamemnon sacrifice her to the Gods? Why did she let Clytemnestra murder Agamemnon? Why did she let Orestes, her brother, murder Clytemnestra, her mother? Introduction Questions 1 2 Primary focus today 3 3 4