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Aeschylus

Aeschylus was an ancient Greek playwright. He is often recognized as the father of tragedy and is the earliest of the three Greek tragedians whose plays survive, the others being Sophocles and Euripides.

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ancient Athenian playwright

Born c. 525 BC
Died c. 456 BC

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  • Cover of: Quae supersunt omnia: recensuit et brevi commentario instruxit Fredericus A. Paley.

    First published in 1846 2 editions in 1 language — 1 previewable
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    First published in 1827 2 editions in 1 language — 1 previewable
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    First published in 1882 2 editions in 1 language — 1 previewable
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  • Cover of: [Tragoediae]; Appendix ad editionem Aeschyli Cantabrigiensem novissimam

    First published in 1833 2 editions in 1 language — 1 previewable
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  • Cover of: Aeschylus, 1 : The Oresteia : Agamemnon, the Libation Bearers, the Eumenides (Penn Greek Drama Series)

    First published in 1997 2 editions in 1 language
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  • Cover of: The Prometheus Of Aeschylus And The Electra Of Sophocles

    First published in 2007 2 editions in 1 language
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  • Cover of: Eschyle, texte établi par Paul Mazon.

    First published in 1920 2 editions in 1 language — 2 previewable Cover of edition eschyletexteta02aesc
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    First published in 1920 2 editions in 1 language — 1 previewable
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  • Cover of: Æschyli Tragœdiæ quæ supersunt deperditarum fabularum fragmenta et scholia Græca

    First published in 1812 2 editions — 2 previewable Cover of edition schylitragdiqus01aescgoog
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  • Cover of: Tragoediae sex: quot quidem extant, summa fide ac diligentia ©· Greco in Latinum sermonem, pro utriuso linguae tyronibus, ad uerbum conuersae

    First published in 1555 2 editions in 1 language — 1 previewable
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    First published in 1878 2 editions in 1 language
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  • Cover of: Esquilo: Agamemnón, Las Coéforas, Las Euménides, los siete sobre Tebas, Prometeo encadenado : traducción directa del griego en verso castellano

    First published in 1904 2 editions in 1 language
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  • Cover of: Aeschyli Cantica

    First published in 1907 2 editions in 1 language — 2 previewable Cover of edition aeschylicantica00schrgoog
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  • Cover of: Aeschylos Eumeniden

    First published in 1833 2 editions in 2 languages — 2 previewable Cover of edition aeschyloseumeni00aescgoog
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  • Cover of: The Greek Plays: Sixteen Plays by Aeschylus, Sophocles, and Euripides

    First published in 2016 2 editions
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  • Cover of: Agamemnon of Aeschylus: Large Print

    First published in 2020 2 editions in 1 language
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  • Cover of: Seven Against Thebes

    First published in 2013 2 editions in 1 language
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  • Cover of: Die Tragödien und Fragmente

    First published in 1944 2 editions in 1 language
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  • Cover of: Die Perser, Die Orestie.: Vier Tragödien übertragen und erläutert

    First published in 1953 2 editions in 1 language
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ancient Athenian playwright

Born c. 525 BC
Died c. 456 BC
Subjects
Drama, Greek Mythology, Translations into English, Continental european drama (dramatic works by one author), Greek drama (Tragedy), Orestes (Greek mythology), Greek drama, Prometheus (Greek deity), Drama (dramatic works by one author), Agamemnon (Greek mythology), Greek drama, translations into english, History, Seven against Thebes (Greek mythology), Electra (Greek mythology), Erinyes (Greek mythology), Aeschylus, Translations from Greek, Greek language materials, Translations into German, English drama, History and criticism, Eteocles (Greek mythology), Polyneices (Greek mythology), Textual Criticism, Translations into Italian
Places
Greece, Thebes (Greece), Israel, Thebes, Thēvai (Greece)
People
Aeschylus, Agamemnon King of Mycenae (Mythological character), Orestes King of Argos (Mythological character), Electra (Greek mythological figure), Prometheus (Greek deity), Xerxes I King of Persia (519-465 or 4 B.C), Eteocles King of Thebes (Mythological character), Polynices (Greek mythological figure), Danaus King of Argos (Mythological character), John Lewin, Aeschylus. Prometheus bound, Apollo (Deity), Jupiter (Greek deity), Prometheus (Greek mythology), Promethius (Greek deity), Sophocles, Ulrich von Wilamowitz-Moellendorff (1848-1931), Vulcan (Greek deity), Xerxes I King of Persia (519 B.C.-465 B.C. or 464 B.C), Zeus
Time
Persian Wars, 500-449 B.C., Persian Wars, 500 B.C.-449 B.C., Ancient Greece, Persian wars, 500-449 B.C., Scythia, the uttermost verge of the Earth

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Alternative names

  • Αἰσχύλος
  • Aiskhulos
  • Eschyle
  • Aischylos
  • Æschylus
  • Aeschylus Aeschylus
  • Aeschylus (Aiskhylos)
  • . Aeschylus.

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May 25, 2024 Edited by Marla Removed incorrect alternate names
February 27, 2024 Edited by Drini merge authors
February 27, 2024 Edited by Drini merge authors
November 3, 2021 Edited by LeadSongDog merge authors
April 1, 2008 Created by an anonymous user initial import