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Aeschylus
Although little is known for certain about his life, ancient Athenian Aeschylus has come down to us through history as one of the greatest early dramatists and "the father of Greek tragedy." He…Aeschylus
(Encyclopedia) AeschylusAeschylusĕsˈkĭləs, ēsˈ–, 525–456 b.c., Athenian tragic dramatist, b. Eleusis. The first of the three great Greek writers of tragedy, Aeschylus was the predecessor of Sophocles…Brewer's: Æschylus
Ees′-ke-lus the most sublime of the Greek tragic poets. He wrote 90 plays, only 7 of which are now extant. Æschylus was killed by a tortoise thrown by an eagle (to break the shell) against…Brewer's: Æschylus of France
Æs′chylus Prosper Jolyot de Crébillon. (1674–1762.) Source: Dictionary of Phrase and Fable, E. Cobham Brewer, 1894AesculapiusAeschylus A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R…Sophocles
(Encyclopedia) SophoclesSophoclessŏfˈəklēz [key], c.496 b.c.–406 b.c., Greek tragic dramatist, younger contemporary of Aeschylus and older contemporary of Euripides, b. Colonus, near Athens. A man of…Lycurgus, one of the Ten Attic Orators
(Encyclopedia) Lycurgus, c.396–c.325 b.c., one of the Ten Attic Orators of the Alexandrian canon; pupil of Isocrates. A capable and honored public official, he administered the state finances from…Flaxman, John
(Encyclopedia) Flaxman, John, 1755–1826, English sculptor and draftsman. At 20 he went to work for Josiah Wedgwood, designing the cameolike decorations for Wedgwood's pottery. Later, in Rome, he…Euripides
(Encyclopedia) EuripidesEuripidesy&oobreve;rĭpˈĭdēz [key], 480 or 485–406 b.c., Greek tragic dramatist, ranking with Aeschylus and Sophocles. Born in Attica, he lived in Athens most of his life,…Hiero I
(Encyclopedia) Hiero IHiero Ihīˈərō [key], 5th cent. b.c., Greek Sicilian ruler, tyrant of Syracuse (478–467 b.c.). He succeeded his brother Gelon. A noted patron of literature, Hiero had Simonides,…Seven against Thebes
(Encyclopedia) Seven against Thebes, in Greek legend, seven heroes—Polynices, Adrastus, Amphiaraüs, Hippomedon, Capaneus, Tydeus, and Parthenopaeus—who made war on Eteocles, king of Thebes. After the…Trending
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