Translated by E. D. A. Morshead
Dramatis Personae
A WATCHMAN
CHORUS OF ARGIVE ELDERS
CLYTEMNESTRA, wife of AGAMEMNON
A HERALD
AGAMEMNON, King of Argos
CASSANDRA, daughter of Priam, and slave of AGAMEMNON
AEGISTHUS, son of Thyestes, cousin of AGAMEMNON
Servants, Attendants, Soldiers
SCENE
Before the palace of AGAMEMNON in Argos. In front of the palace there
are statues of the gods, and altars prepared for sacrifice. It is
night. On the roof of the palace can be discerned a WATCHMAN.