Aeschylus Quotes


There is no disgrace in an enemy suffering ill at an enemy's hand, when you hate mutually.


Citations

Aeschylus. Prometheus Bound. Translated by Herbert Weir Smyth, Harvard University Press, 1926, lines 1041-1042.

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Aeschylus
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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.