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Oresteia, a Rare card
The Oresteia is a trilogy of Greek tragedies written by Aeschylus in the 5th century BC concerning the murder of Agamemnon by Clytemnestra, the murder of Clytemnestra by Orestes, the trial of Orestes, the end of the curse on the House of Atreus and the pacification of the Furies.
- Rarity
- Rare
- Domain
- History
- ATK
- 76
- DEF
- 81
- Power
- 157
- Wikipedia reads a year
- 250,000
Ranked #1,456 of the 3,000 cards of the base set by power (ATK + DEF).
The facts on the card
The card carries these facts from its Wikipedia article.
- The Oresteia trilogy consists of three plays: Agamemnon, The Libation Bearers and The Eumenides.
- It shows how the Greek gods interacted with the characters and influenced their decisions pertaining to events and disputes.
- The only extant example of an ancient Greek theatre trilogy, the Oresteia won first prize at the Dionysia festival in 458 BC.
Why it is Rare
Rarity in WikiCards follows a year of Wikipedia page views: the most read articles become Epic and Legendary cards. The Oresteia article was read about 250,000 times in a year. ATK comes from the length of the article and DEF from its quality, so this card hits with 76 and blocks with 81: each hit it takes is cut by 32 %.
How to get Oresteia
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Credits
Text : Wikipedia, Oresteia (revision), CC BY-SA 4.0. Photo : Marijan Pal, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons.



