Aeschylean
- a word derived from Aeschylus.
Example Sentences
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Another Aeschylean drama, “The Suppliant Women,” shows King Pelasgus deferring to the Argive assembly when confronted with the Danaids’ plea for asylum.
From Salon ● Apr. 13, 2025
Stevens and Swan are strong on the Aeschylean patterning of Bacon’s life.
From Washington Post ● Mar. 30, 2021
Our breath is theirs — from “the high Aeschylean sheen” of “The Lord of the Rings” to George R. R. Martin’s “tart Thucydidean appreciation for the way in which political corruption can breed narrative corruption.”
From New York Times ● Oct. 8, 2019
In fact, the Soviets became caught up in a tragedy of Aeschylean scale, whose unintended consequences have reshaped the world.
From The Guardian ● Jul. 21, 2010
She is conceived on the grand Aeschylean scale, a scale which makes even Lady Macbeth and Beatrice Cenci seem small; she is more the kinswoman of Brynhild.
From The Agamemnon of Aeschylus Translated into English Rhyming Verse with Explanatory Notes by Murray, Gilbert
