Orestes At The Altar
Pranoo Deshraju
"It is part of a chapbook that I am working on by revisiting the Orestean Trilogy. It is an exploration of the feminist themes in the Greek drama."
Artwork - Orestes And The Furies, 1920-21 | John Singer Sargent
Orestes At The Altar
The first deception was hers and hers alone.
What else could I do
But wash my hands clean
Of her sins. Father,
I did it for us.
your betrayal is mine.
the vengeance yours.
Apollo guiding justice.
Athene, witness absolute.
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Pranoo D is a Hyderabad based writer and researcher who has a doctorate in gender studies. She/They is also interested in writing poetry and her published work has appeared in Nether Quarterly. She is currently working on a book on song cultures in India.
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