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A Short Biography of Aeschylus

Author Name:

Aeschylus

Born As:

Aeschylus

Other Names:

Born:

525

Died:

456




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Dramatist, tragic poet and soldier                          
Selected Works:

Alcmene
Amymone
The Archer-Women
The Argivian Women
The Argo, or The Rowers
Atalanta
Athamas
Attendants of the Bridal Chamber
Award of the Arms
The Bacchae
The Bassarae
The Bone-Gatherers
The Cabeiroi
Callisto
The Carians, or Europa
Cercyon
Children of Hercules
Circe
The Cretan Women
Cycnus
The Danaids
Daughters of Helios
Daughters of Phorcys
The Descendants (of the Seven)
The Edonians
The Egyptians
The Escorts
Glaucus of Pontus
Glaucus of Potniae
Hypsipyle
Iphigenia
Ixion
Laius
The Lemnian Women
The Lion
Lycurgus
Memnon
The Men of Eleusis
The Messengers
The Myrmidons
The Mysians
Nemea
The Net-Draggers
The Nurses of Dionysus
Oedipus
Orethyia
Palamedes
Penelope
Pentheus
Perrhaibides
Philoctetes
Phineus
The Phrygian Women
Polydectes
The Priestesses
Prometheus the Fire-Bearer
Prometheus the Fire-Kindler
Prometheus Unbound
Proteus
Semele, or The Water-Bearers
Sisyphus the Runaway
Sisyphus the Stone-Roller
The Spectators, or Athletes of the Isthmian Games
The Sphinx
The Spirit-Raisers
Telephus
The Thracian Women
Weighing of Souls
Women of Aetna (two versions)
Women of Salamis
Xantriae
The Youths                          
Two sons.                          
In 490 BC, Aeschylus and his brother Cynegeirus fought with the Greek army against the invading Persian army at the Battle of Marathon.                          
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