Aeschylus
Ancient Athenian dramatist
Aeschylus was an ancient Greek dramatist of the fifth century BCE, regarded as the father of tragedy.
He introduced a second actor to the stage, enabling dialogue and dramatic conflict beyond simple narration.
Of his many plays, seven survive, including the *Oresteia* trilogy.
His name appears in discussions of classical literature and the origins of Western drama.
Disastrous or sorrowful event
- OresteiaThree linked Greek tragedies
- Seven Against ThebesAncient drama about fratricidal war
- chorusSingers performing together
- trilogyThree linked creative works
tetralogy · playwright · Agamemnon · dramatic irony · dialogue · masks · theatron · skene
Fire-stealing benefactor of mortals
- OrestesMatricidal prince of myth
- ClytemnestraGreek queen, husband-slayer
- AgamemnonMycenaean king, war leader
- ElectraMythic Greek princess
Furies · Erinyes · Athena · Zeus · Titans · hubris · fate · curse
Greece's capital city
- MarathonGreek town, ancient battle site
- SalamisGreek island, ancient battlefield
- Persian WarsHellenic-Achaemenid military conflicts
- SicilyMediterranean's biggest island
epitaph · veteran · hoplite · democracy · polis · Pericles · golden age · citizenship
Classical Athenian playwright
- EuripidesGreek tragic dramatist
- Greek tragedyClassical dramatic form featuring downfall
- dramatic innovationBold new artistic method
- choral odeSung poem for voices
pathos · catharsis · hamartia · meter · lyric poetry · theatrical spectacle · dramatic tension · grand style
tragedy
Disastrous or sorrowful event
- OresteiaThree linked Greek tragedies
- Seven Against ThebesAncient drama about fratricidal war
- chorusSingers performing together
trilogy · tetralogy · playwright · Agamemnon · dramatic irony · dialogue · masks · theatron · skene · protagonist
Prometheus
Fire-stealing benefactor of mortals
- OrestesMatricidal prince of myth
- ClytemnestraGreek queen, husband-slayer
- AgamemnonMycenaean king, war leader
Electra · Furies · Erinyes · Athena · Zeus · Titans · hubris · fate · curse · Cassandra
Athens
Greece's capital city
- MarathonGreek town, ancient battle site
- SalamisGreek island, ancient battlefield
- Persian WarsHellenic-Achaemenid military conflicts
Sicily · epitaph · veteran · hoplite · democracy · polis · Pericles · golden age · citizenship · military service
Sophocles
Classical Athenian playwright
- EuripidesGreek tragic dramatist
- Greek tragedyClassical dramatic form featuring downfall
- dramatic innovationBold new artistic method
choral ode · pathos · catharsis · hamartia · meter · lyric poetry · theatrical spectacle · dramatic tension · grand style · moral order
- Ancient PlaywrightsSophocles, Euripides, Aristophanes, Terence, Seneca
- AuthorsShakespeare, William Shakespeare, Mark Twain, Twain, F. Scott Fitzgerald
- GreeceAcropolis, Parthenon, Athens, Greek, Hellenic
- Classic AuthorsShakespeare, Dante, Homer, Chaucer, Milton
- classicsHomer, Iliad, the Iliad, Odyssey, the Odyssey
- ancient GreeceAthens, Sparta, Zeus, Parthenon, Acropolis
AeschylusSamuel Beckett
Euripides · Aristophanes · nihilists · absurdists · Bertolt Brecht