
220A-Odyssey: The Castaways
Myths and Legends
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Menelaus Pinched the Bridge of His Nose
Orestes was a child when the word of his father's death reached him in a far away kingdom where he had been fostered in secret. The murderer, clytemnestra, and her lover, agysthus, remained in control. For such a shocking demise, nothing much had changed. Orestes looked at the grave, the grave of great man, thegrave of his father. He needed to learn how to move on from this tragedy or it would destroy him. It was counsel to let it go - if there was any hope for humanity after all then we should not be surprised by its end.
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