Aeschylus

[ es-kuh-luh s or, esp. British, ee-skuh- ]

/ ˈɛs kə ləs or, esp. British, ˈi skə- /

noun

525–456 b.c., Greek poet and dramatist.

Related formsAes·chy·le·an

[es-kuh-lee-uh n or, esp. British, ee-skuh-] /ˌɛs kəˈli ən or, esp. British, ˌi skə-/, adjective

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Examples from the Web for aeschylus

Aeschylus wrote some 90 plays and Sophocles about 120; seven from each of them have survived.
The Book That Changed the World|Jimmy So|October 7, 2011|DAILY BEAST
The positive excellences of Aeschylus are numerous enough to make us thankful that he has survived.
Authors of Greece|T. W. Lumb
For this liberty I have the example of Aeschylus, the creator of tragedy, and Sophocles, the greatest master of his art.
The Bride of Messina|Friedrich Schiller
But in Pindar, Aeschylus and other early poets we find forms of the story which differ much more widely from the Homeric account.
The Heroic Age|H. Munro Chadwick

The former clause whereof is that which Aeschylus here saith expressly, and the latter but the consequent of that.
Essays and Miscellanies|Plutarch
And did you not, moreover, sing the praises of Aeschylus of Phlius in my ears and mine in his?
The Symposium|Xenophon

British Dictionary definitions for aeschylus

Aeschylus

/ (ˈiːskələs) /

noun

?525–?456 bc, Greek dramatist, regarded as the father of Greek tragedy. Seven of his plays are extant, including Seven Against Thebes, The Persians, Prometheus Bound, and the trilogy of the Oresteia

Derived FormsAeschylean (ˌiːskəˈliːən), adjective

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Word Origin and History for aeschylus

Aeschylus

Greek Aiskhylos, Athenian soldier, poet, and playwright, Father of Tragedy (525-456 B.C.E.).

Culture definitions for aeschylus

Aeschylus

[ (es-kuh-luhs) ]

An ancient Greek poet, often considered the founder of tragedy. He was the first of the three great Greek authors of tragedies, preceding Sophocles and Euripides.