The Libation Bearers is the second play in the Ancient Greek tragic trilogy, The Oresteia, by Aeschylus. Electra and Orestes meet on the grave of their father, King Agamemnon, who was killed by their mother, Clytemnestra. Servants have been pouring libations on the grave to appease Agamemnon's spirit after Clytemnestra dreamt that she gave birth to a snake which was now drinking milk and blood from her breast. The siblings enter the palace and kill Clytemnestra and her husband, Aegisthus, before being chased away by the Erinyes (furies).
Touching Spirit Bear is the story of Cole, a young man raised in an abusive home who, facing jail time, agrees to a parole officer's suggested sentence of effective exile to an Alaskan island. The punishment, a Native tradition, helps Cole to find direction in his life by driving him toward the brink of death after an encounter with a bear living on the island. Cole is able to collect himself and strive for meaningful life.