Aeschylus
pronunciation
How to pronounce Aeschylus in British English:
UK [ˈeskələs, ˈi:skə-]
How to pronounce Aeschylus in American English:
US [ˈɛskələs, ˈiskə-]
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- Noun:
- Greek tragedian; the father of Greek tragic drama (525-456 BC)
Word Origin
- Aeschylus
- Greek Aiskhylos (525-456 B.C.E.), Athenian soldier, poet, and playwright, Father of Tragedy.
Example
- 1. Agamemnon by aeschylus ( download pdf )
- 2. In war , truth is the first casualty -- aeschylus .
- 3. I think the slain care little if they sleep or rise again - aeschylus .
- 4. In war , truth is the first casualty - aeschylus .
- 5. The first great dramatists ( aeschylus , sophocles , aristophanes ) , the greatest sculptors in history ( phidias ) , and socrates all lived in athens in the 5th century bc .