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Aeschylus

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Aes·chy·lus  (sk-ls, sk-) 525-456 b.c.
Greek tragic dramatist whose plays were the first to include two actors in addition to the chorus. Only 7 of his 90 dramas survive, including the Oresteia trilogy (458).
Aeschy·lean (-ln) adj.
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Noun1.AeschylusAeschylus - Greek tragedian; the father of Greek tragic drama (525-456 BC)


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And at his side let us place the just man in his nobleness and simplicity, wishing, as Aeschylus says, to be and not to seem good.
The Republic by Plato View in context
The student may read Homer or AEschylus in the Greek without danger of dissipation or luxuriousness, for it implies that he in some measure emulate their heroes, and consecrate morning hours to their pages.
Walden & on the Duty of Civil Disobedience by Thoreau, Henry David View in context
The Agamemnon of Aeschylus is based on this legend.
The Count of Monte Cristo by Dumas, Alexandre View in context
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