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Aeschylus

[es-kuh-luhs, ee-skuh-]

noun

  1. 525–456 b.c., Greek poet and dramatist.



Aeschylus

/ ˈiːskələs, ˌiːskəˈliːən /

noun

  1. ?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

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Aeschylus

  1. 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.

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  • Aeschylean adjective

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