Æschylus (es′ki-lus) or Aeschylus was the father of the Greek tragedy, who distinguished himself as a soldier both at Marathon and Salamis before he figured as a poet; wrote, it is said, some seventy dramas, of which only seven are extant—the "Suppliants," the "Persæ," the "Seven against Thebes," the "Prometheus Bound," the "Agamemnon," the "Choephori," and the "Eumenides," his plays being trilogies; born at Eleusis and died in Sicily (525-456 B.C.).
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Articles about Aeschylus or articles that mention Aeschylus.
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You have been trapped in the inescapable net of ruin by your own want of sense. Go to Quote / Comment
I know how men in exile feed on dreams. Go to Quote / Comment
God always strives together with those who strive. Go to Quote / Comment
If a man suffers ill, let it be without shame; for this is the only profit when we are dead. You will never say a good word about deeds that are evil and disgraceful. Go to Quote / Comment
Justice turns the scale, bringing to some learning through suffering. Go to Quote / Comment