Aeschylus Quotes
For hostile word let hostile word be paid.
Aeschylus. The Libation Bearers. Translated by Herbert Weir Smyth, Harvard University Press, 1926, line 309.
The nation was in the midst of a major steel strike and the President felt that the steel companies had reneged on their promises:
Aeschylus (UK: /ˈiːskɪləs/, US: /ˈɛskɪləs/; Greek: Αἰσχύλος Aiskhylos, pronounced [ai̯s.kʰý.los]; c. 525/524 – c. 456/455 BC) was an ancient Greek author of Greek tragedy, and is often described as the father of tragedy. Academics' knowledge of the genre begins with his work, and understanding of earlier Greek tragedy is largely based on inferences made from reading his surviving plays. According to Aristotle, he expanded the number of characters in the theatre and allowed conflict among them. Before this, characters interacted only with the chorus.
