Summary:

This article is an original contribution by the author, prepared specifically for a joint issue of the French journal Lapsus Numérique, published in Marseille, and this issue of the Aesthethika Journal, both of which are dedicated to the theme of hate and segregation and published in 2025. The article engages with the theme of the issue, highlighting the significance of Aeschylus’ Oresteia, and in particular the role of the Erinyes within it. Can this passage from Greek mythology shed light on the current impasse surrounding hate violence?

Key words: love-hate | revenge | ambivalence | Erinyes | Eumenides