{"date":"April 8","id":"04-08","intro":["Orestes, holding an avenging sword over his mother, is told: “Beware thy mother’s vengeful hounds.” How he pays for disregarding his mother’s warning is told in this drama where a mother is slain to avenge a father’s ghost."],"minutes":11,"readings":[{"author":"Æschylus","end":121,"start":111,"volume":8,"work":"The Libation Bearers"}],"slug":"april-8","status":"proofread","title":"Beware the Vengeful Hounds!","url":"/harvard-classics/april-8/","words":2126}