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Questions about 'Orestes' (408 BCE), a tragedy by Euripides. Use this tag with the [euripides] and [greek-language] tags.

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Meaning of "For if women become so bold..." from "Orestes"

In the play Orestes by Euripides, what is meant by the following, from line 567? "For if women become so bold as to murder their husbands, taking refuge in their children, hunting down pity with ...
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