This character’s introduction as a woman whose “heart is of manly counsel” drives a R. P. Winnington- Ingram article comparing her to Athena. A man decides to kill this character after being told to “count all men your enemies rather than the gods.” In a play, this character offers shelter to a stranger who tells her that her son is dead; that stranger is in fact (-5[1])her living son. This woman appalls a chorus of old men with a speech about (*) striking a man thrice. At the start of one play, this character is roused by a watchman who sees the beacons that indicate the return (10[1])of her husband, whom this character forces to walk on a purple carpet. This character’s killer is pursued by the Furies in The Eumenides. For 10 points, name this woman killed by Orestes for murdering Agamemnon. ■END■ (10[1])