Choëphori

[koh-ef-uh-rahy]

noun

1. a tragedy (458 b.c.) by Aeschylus.

Example Sentences

The Choephori, like the plays of �schylus generally, consists of scenes from a story taken as known.

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The Choephori of Aeschylus and the Electra of Sophocles appear to invite a direct comparison with this drama.

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There is no other passage in Greek tragedy where such a fate is attributed to a hero, though the position of Darius in the Persae and Agamemnon in the Choephori or the Electra is in some ways analogous.

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Only seven of his tragedies are extant: The Persians, Seven against Thebes, Suppliants, Prometheus, Agamemnon, Choephori, and Eumenides, the last three forming a trilogy on the story of Orestes, represented in 458 B.C. �schylus may be called the creator of Greek tragedy, both from the splendour of his dramatic writings and from the scenic improvements and accessories he introduced.

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He inclines to think—instancing some Greek tragedies such as "Prometheus" and "Choephori"—that it already exists.

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