| Orestes: |
son of Agamemnon and Clytemnestra, he's been living away from Argos since he was a young boy
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| Pylades: |
Orestes' best friend and constant companion
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| Electra: |
Orestes' older sister, who has been living unhappily in her mother's house since Agamemnon died
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| The Libation Bearers: |
a chorus of women who have been enslaved in war, and who with Electra bring liquid offerings (libations) to Agamemnon's grave
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| A Servant: |
who keeps the door of the palace
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| Clytemnestra: |
queen of Argos, who killed her husband Agamemnon, in part to avenge the killing of their daughter Iphigeneia
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| Kilissa: |
old nurse of Orestes
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| Aegisthus: |
lover of Clytemnestra, who has ruled with her in Argos since the death of his cousin Agamemnon
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