Aeschylus

[ es-kuh-luhs or, especially British, ee-skuh- ]

/ ˈɛs kə ləs or, especially British, ˈi skə- /

noun

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

OTHER WORDS FROM Aeschylus

Aes·chy·le·an

[es-kuh-lee-uhn or, especially British, ee-skuh-], /ˌɛs kəˈli ən or, especially British, ˌi skə-/, adjective

Words nearby Aeschylus

aeruginous, aerugo, aery, aes, Aeschines, Aeschylus, Aesculapian, Aesculapius, Aesir, Aesop, Aesopian

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Example sentences 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 forms of Aeschylus

Aeschylean (ˌiːskəˈliːən), adjective

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Cultural 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.

单词	aeschylus
释义	Aeschylus [ es-kuh-luhs or, especially British, ee-skuh- ] / ˈɛs kə ləs or, especially British, ˈi skə- / noun 525–456 b.c., Greek poet and dramatist. OTHER WORDS FROM Aeschylus Aes·chy·le·an [es-kuh-lee-uhn or, especially British, ee-skuh-], /ˌɛs kəˈli ən or, especially British, ˌi skə-/, adjective Words nearby Aeschylus aeruginous, aerugo, aery, aes, Aeschines, Aeschylus, Aesculapian, Aesculapius, Aesir, Aesop, Aesopian Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences 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 forms of Aeschylus Aeschylean (ˌiːskəˈliːən), adjective Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 Cultural 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. The New Dictionary of Cultural Literacy, Third Edition Copyright © 2005 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.
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