Electra and Orestes Image from from Stories from the Greek Tragedians by Alfred Church. Source: Project Gutenberg Elektra and her brother Orestes make plans to revenge the murder of their father Agammemnon by their mother Clytemnestra and their stepfather Aegisthus. The picture is a drawing with a black background. On the left stands a tall square pillar, with a larger base, a smaller section above that and then the pillar itself with sloping sides so that it grows narrower toward the top, which is capped by a small pyramid. To the right stands Elektra facing Orestes on her right. Eoectra is holding a beaded band in one hand and a large vage in the other which contains a plant. She is dressed in a sleeveless bodice with matching skirt, overwhich is a loose robe, gathered at her waist. Her hair is tied in a bun. Orestes stands facing Elektra, knees slightly bent, and genuflecting slightly from the waist. His right hand holds a spear butted against the ground. His left hand rests on his waist. He is wearing a short sleved tunic that comes to mid-thigh. His feet are encased in laced boots that come mid-calf. He is wearing a cape with a clasp at the neck. He wears a cap on his head. Behind him, a round shield hangs on the wall.