Great Books Ep 66. Aeschylus - Choephoroe, Part 1. Strands of Significance: Thinking of Hair Symbolism
Hair has played a significant role in literature and life in the past and it continues to do so even in modern times.
“.. this snip of hair could give you wings;
And when you looked upon it you saw me”
~ ‘Choephoroe’ by Aeschylus (G. M. Cookson translation. p72. line 226)
Brief Summary (Lines 1 - 395):
The play opens with Agamemnon’s son, Orestes, at his father’s tomb in Argos along with his friend Pylades. Orestes prays to Hermes, askin…
