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href="https://als.wikipedia.org/wiki/Aischylos" title="Aischylos – Alemannic" lang="gsw" hreflang="gsw" data-title="Aischylos" data-language-autonym="Alemannisch" data-language-local-name="Alemannic" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Alemannisch</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-ar mw-list-item"><a href="https://ar.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D8%A5%D8%B3%D8%AE%D9%8A%D9%84%D9%88%D8%B3" title="إسخيلوس – Arabic" lang="ar" hreflang="ar" data-title="إسخيلوس" data-language-autonym="العربية" data-language-local-name="Arabic" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>العربية</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-an mw-list-item"><a href="https://an.wikipedia.org/wiki/Esquilo" title="Esquilo – Aragonese" lang="an" hreflang="an" data-title="Esquilo" data-language-autonym="Aragonés" data-language-local-name="Aragonese" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Aragonés</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-hyw mw-list-item"><a href="https://hyw.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D4%B7%D5%BD%D5%B0%D5%AB%D5%AC%D5%B8%D5%BD" title="Էսհիլոս – Western Armenian" lang="hyw" hreflang="hyw" data-title="Էսհիլոս" data-language-autonym="Արեւմտահայերէն" data-language-local-name="Western Armenian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Արեւմտահայերէն</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-ast mw-list-item"><a href="https://ast.wikipedia.org/wiki/Esquilo" title="Esquilo – Asturian" lang="ast" hreflang="ast" data-title="Esquilo" data-language-autonym="Asturianu" data-language-local-name="Asturian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Asturianu</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-az mw-list-item"><a href="https://az.wikipedia.org/wiki/Esxil" title="Esxil – Azerbaijani" lang="az" hreflang="az" data-title="Esxil" data-language-autonym="Azərbaycanca" data-language-local-name="Azerbaijani" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Azərbaycanca</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-bn mw-list-item"><a href="https://bn.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E0%A6%87%E0%A6%B8%E0%A7%8D%E0%A6%95%E0%A6%BF%E0%A6%B2%E0%A6%BE%E0%A6%B8" title="ইস্কিলাস – Bangla" lang="bn" hreflang="bn" data-title="ইস্কিলাস" data-language-autonym="বাংলা" data-language-local-name="Bangla" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>বাংলা</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-ba mw-list-item"><a href="https://ba.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D0%AD%D1%81%D1%85%D0%B8%D0%BB" title="Эсхил – Bashkir" lang="ba" hreflang="ba" data-title="Эсхил" data-language-autonym="Башҡортса" data-language-local-name="Bashkir" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Башҡортса</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-be mw-list-item"><a href="https://be.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D0%AD%D1%81%D1%85%D1%96%D0%BB" title="Эсхіл – Belarusian" lang="be" hreflang="be" data-title="Эсхіл" data-language-autonym="Беларуская" data-language-local-name="Belarusian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Беларуская</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-be-x-old mw-list-item"><a href="https://be-tarask.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D0%AD%D1%81%D1%85%D1%96%D0%BB" title="Эсхіл – Belarusian (Taraškievica orthography)" lang="be-tarask" hreflang="be-tarask" data-title="Эсхіл" data-language-autonym="Беларуская (тарашкевіца)" data-language-local-name="Belarusian (Taraškievica orthography)" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Беларуская (тарашкевіца)</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-bg mw-list-item"><a href="https://bg.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D0%95%D1%81%D1%85%D0%B8%D0%BB" title="Есхил – Bulgarian" lang="bg" hreflang="bg" data-title="Есхил" data-language-autonym="Български" data-language-local-name="Bulgarian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Български</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-bs mw-list-item"><a href="https://bs.wikipedia.org/wiki/Eshil" title="Eshil – Bosnian" lang="bs" hreflang="bs" data-title="Eshil" data-language-autonym="Bosanski" data-language-local-name="Bosnian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Bosanski</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-br mw-list-item"><a href="https://br.wikipedia.org/wiki/Aesc%27hulos" title="Aesc'hulos – Breton" lang="br" hreflang="br" data-title="Aesc'hulos" data-language-autonym="Brezhoneg" data-language-local-name="Breton" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Brezhoneg</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-ca mw-list-item"><a href="https://ca.wikipedia.org/wiki/%C3%88squil" title="Èsquil – Catalan" lang="ca" hreflang="ca" data-title="Èsquil" data-language-autonym="Català" data-language-local-name="Catalan" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Català</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-cv mw-list-item"><a href="https://cv.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D0%AD%D1%81%D1%85%D0%B8%D0%BB" title="Эсхил – Chuvash" lang="cv" hreflang="cv" data-title="Эсхил" data-language-autonym="Чӑвашла" data-language-local-name="Chuvash" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Чӑвашла</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-cs mw-list-item"><a href="https://cs.wikipedia.org/wiki/Aischylos" title="Aischylos – Czech" lang="cs" hreflang="cs" data-title="Aischylos" data-language-autonym="Čeština" data-language-local-name="Czech" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Čeština</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-cy mw-list-item"><a href="https://cy.wikipedia.org/wiki/Aeschulos" title="Aeschulos – Welsh" lang="cy" hreflang="cy" data-title="Aeschulos" data-language-autonym="Cymraeg" data-language-local-name="Welsh" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Cymraeg</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-da mw-list-item"><a href="https://da.wikipedia.org/wiki/Aischylos" title="Aischylos – Danish" lang="da" hreflang="da" data-title="Aischylos" data-language-autonym="Dansk" data-language-local-name="Danish" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Dansk</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-de mw-list-item"><a href="https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Aischylos" title="Aischylos – German" lang="de" hreflang="de" data-title="Aischylos" data-language-autonym="Deutsch" data-language-local-name="German" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Deutsch</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-et mw-list-item"><a href="https://et.wikipedia.org/wiki/Aischylos" title="Aischylos – Estonian" lang="et" hreflang="et" data-title="Aischylos" data-language-autonym="Eesti" data-language-local-name="Estonian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Eesti</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-el mw-list-item"><a href="https://el.wikipedia.org/wiki/%CE%91%CE%B9%CF%83%CF%87%CF%8D%CE%BB%CE%BF%CF%82" title="Αισχύλος – Greek" lang="el" hreflang="el" data-title="Αισχύλος" data-language-autonym="Ελληνικά" data-language-local-name="Greek" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Ελληνικά</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-en mw-list-item"><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Aeschylus" title="Aeschylus – English" lang="en" hreflang="en" data-title="Aeschylus" data-language-autonym="English" data-language-local-name="English" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>English</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-es mw-list-item"><a href="https://es.wikipedia.org/wiki/Esquilo" title="Esquilo – Spanish" lang="es" hreflang="es" data-title="Esquilo" data-language-autonym="Español" data-language-local-name="Spanish" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Español</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-eo mw-list-item"><a href="https://eo.wikipedia.org/wiki/Es%C4%A5ilo" title="Esĥilo – Esperanto" lang="eo" hreflang="eo" data-title="Esĥilo" data-language-autonym="Esperanto" data-language-local-name="Esperanto" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Esperanto</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-ext mw-list-item"><a href="https://ext.wikipedia.org/wiki/Esquilu" title="Esquilu – Extremaduran" lang="ext" hreflang="ext" data-title="Esquilu" data-language-autonym="Estremeñu" data-language-local-name="Extremaduran" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Estremeñu</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-eu mw-list-item"><a href="https://eu.wikipedia.org/wiki/Eskilo" title="Eskilo – Basque" lang="eu" hreflang="eu" data-title="Eskilo" data-language-autonym="Euskara" data-language-local-name="Basque" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Euskara</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-fa mw-list-item"><a href="https://fa.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D8%A2%DB%8C%D8%B3%D8%AE%D9%88%D9%84%D9%88%D8%B3" title="آیسخولوس – Persian" lang="fa" hreflang="fa" data-title="آیسخولوس" data-language-autonym="فارسی" data-language-local-name="Persian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>فارسی</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-fr mw-list-item"><a href="https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Eschyle" title="Eschyle – French" lang="fr" hreflang="fr" data-title="Eschyle" data-language-autonym="Français" data-language-local-name="French" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Français</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-fy mw-list-item"><a href="https://fy.wikipedia.org/wiki/Aiskylos" title="Aiskylos – Western Frisian" lang="fy" hreflang="fy" data-title="Aiskylos" data-language-autonym="Frysk" data-language-local-name="Western Frisian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Frysk</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-ga mw-list-item"><a href="https://ga.wikipedia.org/wiki/Aescaileas" title="Aescaileas – Irish" lang="ga" hreflang="ga" data-title="Aescaileas" data-language-autonym="Gaeilge" data-language-local-name="Irish" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Gaeilge</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-gl mw-list-item"><a href="https://gl.wikipedia.org/wiki/Esquilo" title="Esquilo – Galician" lang="gl" hreflang="gl" data-title="Esquilo" data-language-autonym="Galego" data-language-local-name="Galician" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Galego</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-ko mw-list-item"><a href="https://ko.wikipedia.org/wiki/%EC%95%84%EC%9D%B4%EC%8A%A4%ED%82%AC%EB%A1%9C%EC%8A%A4" title="아이스킬로스 – Korean" lang="ko" hreflang="ko" data-title="아이스킬로스" data-language-autonym="한국어" data-language-local-name="Korean" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>한국어</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-hy mw-list-item"><a href="https://hy.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D4%B7%D5%BD%D6%84%D5%AB%D5%AC%D5%A5%D5%BD" title="Էսքիլես – Armenian" lang="hy" hreflang="hy" data-title="Էսքիլես" data-language-autonym="Հայերեն" data-language-local-name="Armenian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Հայերեն</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-hr mw-list-item"><a href="https://hr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Eshil" title="Eshil – Croatian" lang="hr" hreflang="hr" data-title="Eshil" data-language-autonym="Hrvatski" data-language-local-name="Croatian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Hrvatski</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-io mw-list-item"><a href="https://io.wikipedia.org/wiki/Aeschylus" title="Aeschylus – Ido" lang="io" hreflang="io" data-title="Aeschylus" data-language-autonym="Ido" data-language-local-name="Ido" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Ido</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-id mw-list-item"><a href="https://id.wikipedia.org/wiki/Aiskhilos" title="Aiskhilos – Indonesian" lang="id" hreflang="id" data-title="Aiskhilos" data-language-autonym="Bahasa Indonesia" data-language-local-name="Indonesian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Bahasa Indonesia</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-ia mw-list-item"><a href="https://ia.wikipedia.org/wiki/Eschylo" title="Eschylo – Interlingua" lang="ia" hreflang="ia" data-title="Eschylo" data-language-autonym="Interlingua" data-language-local-name="Interlingua" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Interlingua</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-is mw-list-item"><a href="https://is.wikipedia.org/wiki/%C3%86sk%C3%BDlos" title="Æskýlos – Icelandic" lang="is" hreflang="is" data-title="Æskýlos" data-language-autonym="Íslenska" data-language-local-name="Icelandic" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Íslenska</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-it mw-list-item"><a href="https://it.wikipedia.org/wiki/Eschilo" title="Eschilo – Italian" lang="it" hreflang="it" data-title="Eschilo" data-language-autonym="Italiano" data-language-local-name="Italian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Italiano</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-he mw-list-item"><a href="https://he.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D7%90%D7%99%D7%99%D7%A1%D7%9B%D7%99%D7%9C%D7%95%D7%A1" title="אייסכילוס – Hebrew" lang="he" hreflang="he" data-title="אייסכילוס" data-language-autonym="עברית" data-language-local-name="Hebrew" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>עברית</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-kn mw-list-item"><a href="https://kn.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E0%B2%88%E0%B2%B8%E0%B3%8D%E0%B2%95%E0%B2%BF%E0%B2%B2%E0%B2%B8%E0%B3%8D" title="ಈಸ್ಕಿಲಸ್ – Kannada" lang="kn" hreflang="kn" data-title="ಈಸ್ಕಿಲಸ್" data-language-autonym="ಕನ್ನಡ" data-language-local-name="Kannada" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>ಕನ್ನಡ</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-ka mw-list-item"><a href="https://ka.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E1%83%94%E1%83%A1%E1%83%A5%E1%83%98%E1%83%9A%E1%83%94" title="ესქილე – Georgian" lang="ka" hreflang="ka" data-title="ესქილე" data-language-autonym="ქართული" data-language-local-name="Georgian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>ქართული</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-kk mw-list-item"><a href="https://kk.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D0%AD%D1%81%D1%85%D0%B8%D0%BB" title="Эсхил – Kazakh" lang="kk" hreflang="kk" data-title="Эсхил" data-language-autonym="Қазақша" data-language-local-name="Kazakh" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Қазақша</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-sw mw-list-item"><a href="https://sw.wikipedia.org/wiki/Aiskilos" title="Aiskilos – Swahili" lang="sw" hreflang="sw" data-title="Aiskilos" data-language-autonym="Kiswahili" data-language-local-name="Swahili" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Kiswahili</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-ht mw-list-item"><a href="https://ht.wikipedia.org/wiki/Eschyle" title="Eschyle – Haitian Creole" lang="ht" hreflang="ht" data-title="Eschyle" data-language-autonym="Kreyòl ayisyen" data-language-local-name="Haitian Creole" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Kreyòl ayisyen</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-ku mw-list-item"><a href="https://ku.wikipedia.org/wiki/Esx%C3%AElos" title="Esxîlos – Kurdish" lang="ku" hreflang="ku" data-title="Esxîlos" data-language-autonym="Kurdî" data-language-local-name="Kurdish" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Kurdî</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-ky mw-list-item"><a href="https://ky.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D0%AD%D1%81%D1%85%D0%B8%D0%BB" title="Эсхил – Kyrgyz" lang="ky" hreflang="ky" data-title="Эсхил" data-language-autonym="Кыргызча" data-language-local-name="Kyrgyz" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Кыргызча</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-la mw-list-item"><a href="https://la.wikipedia.org/wiki/Aeschylus" title="Aeschylus – Latin" lang="la" hreflang="la" data-title="Aeschylus" data-language-autonym="Latina" data-language-local-name="Latin" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Latina</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-lv mw-list-item"><a href="https://lv.wikipedia.org/wiki/Aishils" title="Aishils – Latvian" lang="lv" hreflang="lv" data-title="Aishils" data-language-autonym="Latviešu" data-language-local-name="Latvian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Latviešu</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-lb mw-list-item"><a href="https://lb.wikipedia.org/wiki/Aischylos" title="Aischylos – Luxembourgish" lang="lb" hreflang="lb" data-title="Aischylos" data-language-autonym="Lëtzebuergesch" data-language-local-name="Luxembourgish" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Lëtzebuergesch</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-lt mw-list-item"><a href="https://lt.wikipedia.org/wiki/Aischilas" title="Aischilas – Lithuanian" lang="lt" hreflang="lt" data-title="Aischilas" data-language-autonym="Lietuvių" data-language-local-name="Lithuanian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Lietuvių</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-lfn mw-list-item"><a href="https://lfn.wikipedia.org/wiki/Escilo" title="Escilo – Lingua Franca Nova" lang="lfn" hreflang="lfn" data-title="Escilo" data-language-autonym="Lingua Franca Nova" data-language-local-name="Lingua Franca Nova" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Lingua Franca Nova</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-hu mw-list-item"><a href="https://hu.wikipedia.org/wiki/Aiszkh%C3%BClosz" title="Aiszkhülosz – Hungarian" lang="hu" hreflang="hu" data-title="Aiszkhülosz" data-language-autonym="Magyar" data-language-local-name="Hungarian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Magyar</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-mk mw-list-item"><a href="https://mk.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D0%95%D1%81%D1%85%D0%B8%D0%BB" title="Есхил – Macedonian" lang="mk" hreflang="mk" data-title="Есхил" data-language-autonym="Македонски" data-language-local-name="Macedonian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Македонски</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-mg mw-list-item"><a href="https://mg.wikipedia.org/wiki/Aeschylus" title="Aeschylus – Malagasy" lang="mg" hreflang="mg" data-title="Aeschylus" data-language-autonym="Malagasy" data-language-local-name="Malagasy" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Malagasy</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-ml mw-list-item"><a href="https://ml.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E0%B4%8E%E0%B4%B8%E0%B5%8D%E0%B4%95%E0%B4%BF%E0%B4%B2%E0%B4%B8%E0%B5%8D" title="എസ്കിലസ് – Malayalam" lang="ml" hreflang="ml" data-title="എസ്കിലസ്" data-language-autonym="മലയാളം" data-language-local-name="Malayalam" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>മലയാളം</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-mr mw-list-item"><a href="https://mr.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E0%A4%8F%E0%A4%B6%E0%A4%BF%E0%A4%B2%E0%A4%B8" title="एशिलस – Marathi" lang="mr" hreflang="mr" data-title="एशिलस" data-language-autonym="मराठी" data-language-local-name="Marathi" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>मराठी</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-xmf mw-list-item"><a href="https://xmf.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E1%83%94%E1%83%A1%E1%83%A5%E1%83%98%E1%83%9A%E1%83%94" title="ესქილე – Mingrelian" lang="xmf" hreflang="xmf" data-title="ესქილე" data-language-autonym="მარგალური" data-language-local-name="Mingrelian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>მარგალური</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-arz mw-list-item"><a href="https://arz.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D8%A7%D8%B3%D8%AE%D9%8A%D9%84%D9%88%D8%B3" title="اسخيلوس – Egyptian Arabic" lang="arz" hreflang="arz" data-title="اسخيلوس" data-language-autonym="مصرى" data-language-local-name="Egyptian Arabic" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>مصرى</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-ms mw-list-item"><a href="https://ms.wikipedia.org/wiki/Aiskhilos" title="Aiskhilos – Malay" lang="ms" hreflang="ms" data-title="Aiskhilos" data-language-autonym="Bahasa Melayu" data-language-local-name="Malay" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Bahasa Melayu</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-mwl mw-list-item"><a href="https://mwl.wikipedia.org/wiki/%C3%89squilo" title="Ésquilo – Mirandese" lang="mwl" hreflang="mwl" data-title="Ésquilo" data-language-autonym="Mirandés" data-language-local-name="Mirandese" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Mirandés</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-mn mw-list-item"><a href="https://mn.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D0%AD%D1%81%D1%85%D0%B8%D0%BB" title="Эсхил – Mongolian" lang="mn" hreflang="mn" data-title="Эсхил" data-language-autonym="Монгол" data-language-local-name="Mongolian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Монгол</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-my mw-list-item"><a href="https://my.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E1%80%A1%E1%80%80%E1%80%BA%E1%80%85%E1%80%80%E1%80%AD%E1%80%9C%E1%80%95%E1%80%BA" title="အက်စကိလပ် – Burmese" lang="my" hreflang="my" data-title="အက်စကိလပ်" data-language-autonym="မြန်မာဘာသာ" data-language-local-name="Burmese" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>မြန်မာဘာသာ</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-nl mw-list-item"><a href="https://nl.wikipedia.org/wiki/Aeschylus" title="Aeschylus – Dutch" lang="nl" hreflang="nl" data-title="Aeschylus" data-language-autonym="Nederlands" data-language-local-name="Dutch" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Nederlands</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-ja mw-list-item"><a href="https://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E3%82%A2%E3%82%A4%E3%82%B9%E3%82%AD%E3%83%A5%E3%83%AD%E3%82%B9" title="アイスキュロス – Japanese" lang="ja" hreflang="ja" data-title="アイスキュロス" data-language-autonym="日本語" data-language-local-name="Japanese" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>日本語</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-no mw-list-item"><a href="https://no.wikipedia.org/wiki/Aiskhylos" title="Aiskhylos – Norwegian Bokmål" lang="nb" hreflang="nb" data-title="Aiskhylos" data-language-autonym="Norsk bokmål" data-language-local-name="Norwegian Bokmål" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Norsk bokmål</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-nn mw-list-item"><a href="https://nn.wikipedia.org/wiki/Aiskylos" title="Aiskylos – Norwegian Nynorsk" lang="nn" hreflang="nn" data-title="Aiskylos" data-language-autonym="Norsk nynorsk" data-language-local-name="Norwegian Nynorsk" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Norsk nynorsk</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-oc mw-list-item"><a href="https://oc.wikipedia.org/wiki/Esquil" title="Esquil – Occitan" lang="oc" hreflang="oc" data-title="Esquil" data-language-autonym="Occitan" data-language-local-name="Occitan" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Occitan</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-uz mw-list-item"><a href="https://uz.wikipedia.org/wiki/Esxil" title="Esxil – Uzbek" lang="uz" hreflang="uz" data-title="Esxil" data-language-autonym="Oʻzbekcha / ўзбекча" data-language-local-name="Uzbek" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Oʻzbekcha / ўзбекча</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-pa mw-list-item"><a href="https://pa.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E0%A8%90%E0%A8%B8%E0%A8%95%E0%A8%B2%E0%A9%80%E0%A8%85%E0%A8%B8" title="ਐਸਕਲੀਅਸ – Punjabi" lang="pa" hreflang="pa" data-title="ਐਸਕਲੀਅਸ" data-language-autonym="ਪੰਜਾਬੀ" data-language-local-name="Punjabi" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>ਪੰਜਾਬੀ</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-pnb mw-list-item"><a href="https://pnb.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D8%A7%DB%8C%D8%B3%DA%A9%D9%84%DB%8C%D8%A6%D8%B3" title="ایسکلیئس – Western Punjabi" lang="pnb" hreflang="pnb" data-title="ایسکلیئس" data-language-autonym="پنجابی" data-language-local-name="Western Punjabi" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>پنجابی</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-pms mw-list-item"><a href="https://pms.wikipedia.org/wiki/%C3%89schilo" title="Éschilo – Piedmontese" lang="pms" hreflang="pms" data-title="Éschilo" data-language-autonym="Piemontèis" data-language-local-name="Piedmontese" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Piemontèis</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-pl mw-list-item"><a href="https://pl.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ajschylos" title="Ajschylos – Polish" lang="pl" hreflang="pl" data-title="Ajschylos" data-language-autonym="Polski" data-language-local-name="Polish" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Polski</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-pt mw-list-item"><a href="https://pt.wikipedia.org/wiki/%C3%89squilo" title="Ésquilo – Portuguese" lang="pt" hreflang="pt" data-title="Ésquilo" data-language-autonym="Português" data-language-local-name="Portuguese" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Português</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-ro mw-list-item"><a href="https://ro.wikipedia.org/wiki/Eschil" title="Eschil – Romanian" lang="ro" hreflang="ro" data-title="Eschil" data-language-autonym="Română" data-language-local-name="Romanian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Română</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-qu mw-list-item"><a href="https://qu.wikipedia.org/wiki/Iskilu" title="Iskilu – Quechua" lang="qu" hreflang="qu" data-title="Iskilu" data-language-autonym="Runa Simi" data-language-local-name="Quechua" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Runa Simi</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-ru mw-list-item"><a href="https://ru.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D0%AD%D1%81%D1%85%D0%B8%D0%BB" title="Эсхил – Russian" lang="ru" hreflang="ru" data-title="Эсхил" data-language-autonym="Русский" data-language-local-name="Russian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Русский</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-stq mw-list-item"><a href="https://stq.wikipedia.org/wiki/Aiskylos" title="Aiskylos – Saterland Frisian" lang="stq" hreflang="stq" data-title="Aiskylos" data-language-autonym="Seeltersk" data-language-local-name="Saterland Frisian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Seeltersk</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-sq mw-list-item"><a href="https://sq.wikipedia.org/wiki/Eskili" title="Eskili – Albanian" lang="sq" hreflang="sq" data-title="Eskili" data-language-autonym="Shqip" data-language-local-name="Albanian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Shqip</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-scn mw-list-item"><a href="https://scn.wikipedia.org/wiki/Eschilu" title="Eschilu – Sicilian" lang="scn" hreflang="scn" data-title="Eschilu" data-language-autonym="Sicilianu" data-language-local-name="Sicilian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Sicilianu</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-sk mw-list-item"><a href="https://sk.wikipedia.org/wiki/Aischylos" title="Aischylos – Slovak" lang="sk" hreflang="sk" data-title="Aischylos" data-language-autonym="Slovenčina" data-language-local-name="Slovak" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Slovenčina</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-sl mw-list-item"><a href="https://sl.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ajshil" title="Ajshil – Slovenian" lang="sl" hreflang="sl" data-title="Ajshil" data-language-autonym="Slovenščina" data-language-local-name="Slovenian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Slovenščina</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-ckb mw-list-item"><a href="https://ckb.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D8%A6%DB%95%D8%B3%D8%AE%DB%8C%D9%84%DB%8C%DB%86%D8%B3" title="ئەسخیلیۆس – Central Kurdish" lang="ckb" hreflang="ckb" data-title="ئەسخیلیۆس" data-language-autonym="کوردی" data-language-local-name="Central Kurdish" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>کوردی</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-sr mw-list-item"><a href="https://sr.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D0%95%D1%81%D1%85%D0%B8%D0%BB" title="Есхил – Serbian" lang="sr" hreflang="sr" data-title="Есхил" data-language-autonym="Српски / srpski" data-language-local-name="Serbian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Српски / srpski</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-sh mw-list-item"><a href="https://sh.wikipedia.org/wiki/Eshil" title="Eshil – Serbo-Croatian" lang="sh" hreflang="sh" data-title="Eshil" data-language-autonym="Srpskohrvatski / српскохрватски" data-language-local-name="Serbo-Croatian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Srpskohrvatski / српскохрватски</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-fi mw-list-item"><a href="https://fi.wikipedia.org/wiki/Aiskhylos" title="Aiskhylos – Finnish" lang="fi" hreflang="fi" data-title="Aiskhylos" data-language-autonym="Suomi" data-language-local-name="Finnish" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Suomi</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-sv mw-list-item"><a href="https://sv.wikipedia.org/wiki/Aischylos" title="Aischylos – Swedish" lang="sv" hreflang="sv" data-title="Aischylos" data-language-autonym="Svenska" data-language-local-name="Swedish" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Svenska</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-tl mw-list-item"><a href="https://tl.wikipedia.org/wiki/Esquilo" title="Esquilo – Tagalog" lang="tl" hreflang="tl" data-title="Esquilo" data-language-autonym="Tagalog" data-language-local-name="Tagalog" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Tagalog</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-ta mw-list-item"><a href="https://ta.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E0%AE%8E%E0%AE%9A%E0%AF%81%E0%AE%95%E0%AF%8D%E0%AE%95%E0%AE%BF%E0%AE%B2%E0%AE%9A%E0%AF%81" title="எசுக்கிலசு – Tamil" lang="ta" hreflang="ta" data-title="எசுக்கிலசு" data-language-autonym="தமிழ்" data-language-local-name="Tamil" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>தமிழ்</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-th mw-list-item"><a href="https://th.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E0%B9%80%E0%B8%AD%E0%B8%AA%E0%B8%84%E0%B8%B4%E0%B8%A5%E0%B8%B1%E0%B8%AA" title="เอสคิลัส – Thai" lang="th" hreflang="th" data-title="เอสคิลัส" data-language-autonym="ไทย" data-language-local-name="Thai" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>ไทย</span></a></li><li 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interwiki-vi mw-list-item"><a href="https://vi.wikipedia.org/wiki/Aeschylus" title="Aeschylus – Vietnamese" lang="vi" hreflang="vi" data-title="Aeschylus" data-language-autonym="Tiếng Việt" data-language-local-name="Vietnamese" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Tiếng Việt</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-vls mw-list-item"><a href="https://vls.wikipedia.org/wiki/Aischylos" title="Aischylos – West Flemish" lang="vls" hreflang="vls" data-title="Aischylos" data-language-autonym="West-Vlams" data-language-local-name="West Flemish" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>West-Vlams</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-war mw-list-item"><a href="https://war.wikipedia.org/wiki/Aeschylus" title="Aeschylus – Waray" lang="war" hreflang="war" data-title="Aeschylus" data-language-autonym="Winaray" data-language-local-name="Waray" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Winaray</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-wuu mw-list-item"><a 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class="infobox-data" style="line-height:1.4em;"><a href="/wiki/Circa" title="Circa">c.</a> 525 BC<br />Eleusis, Greece</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="padding-top:0.225em;line-height:1.1em;padding-right:0.65em;">Died</th><td class="infobox-data" style="line-height:1.4em;">c. 456 BC<br />Gela, Silcy, Italy</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="padding-top:0.225em;line-height:1.1em;padding-right:0.65em;">Occupation</th><td class="infobox-data role" style="line-height:1.4em;">Playwright; soldier</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="padding-top:0.225em;line-height:1.1em;padding-right:0.65em;">Nationality</th><td class="infobox-data category" style="line-height:1.4em;">Greek</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="padding-top:0.225em;line-height:1.1em;padding-right:0.65em;">Period</th><td class="infobox-data" style="line-height:1.4em;"><a href="/wiki/Ancient_Greece" title="Ancient Greece">Ancient Greece</a></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="padding-top:0.225em;line-height:1.1em;padding-right:0.65em;">Genre</th><td class="infobox-data category" style="line-height:1.4em;"><a href="/wiki/Tragedy" class="mw-redirect" title="Tragedy">Tragedy</a></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="padding-top:0.225em;line-height:1.1em;padding-right:0.65em;">Subject</th><td class="infobox-data" style="line-height:1.4em;">Greek life and history</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="padding-top:0.225em;line-height:1.1em;padding-right:0.65em;">Notable works</th><td class="infobox-data" style="line-height:1.4em;">The Persians</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="padding-top:0.225em;line-height:1.1em;padding-right:0.65em;">Notable awards</th><td class="infobox-data" style="line-height:1.4em;">Won at the Great <a href="/wiki/Dionysia" class="mw-redirect" title="Dionysia">Dionysia</a> 13 times.</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="padding-top:0.225em;line-height:1.1em;padding-right:0.65em;">Children</th><td class="infobox-data" style="line-height:1.4em;">Euphorion and Euæon</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="padding-top:0.225em;line-height:1.1em;padding-right:0.65em;">Relatives</th><td class="infobox-data" style="line-height:1.4em;">Philocles (nephew)</td></tr></tbody></table> <figure class="mw-halign-right" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:MaskAgamemnon.png" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/65/MaskAgamemnon.png/230px-MaskAgamemnon.png" decoding="async" width="230" height="232" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/65/MaskAgamemnon.png/345px-MaskAgamemnon.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/65/MaskAgamemnon.png/460px-MaskAgamemnon.png 2x" data-file-width="1457" data-file-height="1472" /></a><figcaption>The funeral mask known as the “<a href="/wiki/Agamemnon" title="Agamemnon">Agamemnon</a> Mask”. Gold, found in Tomb V in <a href="/wiki/Mycenae" title="Mycenae">Mycenae</a> by Heinrich Schliemann (1876), XVIth century BC. National Archeological Museum, Athens</figcaption></figure> <p><b>Aeschylus</b> (525 BC – 456 BC) was an <a href="/wiki/Ancient_Greece" title="Ancient Greece">Ancient Greek</a> poet and writer. He wrote about 70–90 <a href="/wiki/Play_(theatre)" title="Play (theatre)">plays</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-F243_1-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-F243-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-P222_2-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-P222-2"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>2<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Only six of his <a href="/wiki/Tragedy" class="mw-redirect" title="Tragedy">tragedies</a> have survived complete. Aeschylus was the earliest of the three greatest Greek writers of tragedians. The two others were <a href="/wiki/Sophocles" title="Sophocles">Sophocles</a> and <a href="/wiki/Euripides" title="Euripides">Euripides</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-F243_1-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-F243-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-3" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-3"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>3<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p><a href="/wiki/Aristotle" title="Aristotle">Aristotle</a> said that Aeschylus added more characters into his plays. His characters spoke to each other and not just to the <a href="/wiki/Greek_chorus" title="Greek chorus">chorus</a>. This made it easier to create <a href="/wiki/Drama" title="Drama">drama</a> between the characters. </p><p>One of his plays, <i>The Persians</i>, was about the <a href="/wiki/Greco%E2%80%93Persian_wars" title="Greco–Persian wars">Persian invasion of Greece</a>. Aeschylus had fought in this war. People studying Greek history use his play as an important source of information. The war was so important to the Greeks and to Aeschylus, that the writing on his <a href="/wiki/Grave" title="Grave">grave</a> only talks about his part in the Greek victory at the <a href="/wiki/Battle_of_Marathon" title="Battle of Marathon">Battle of Marathon</a>. There is nothing about the plays he wrote. </p> <meta property="mw:PageProp/toc" /> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Early_life">Early life</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Aeschylus&veaction=edit&section=1" title="Change section: Early life" class="mw-editsection-visualeditor"><span>change</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-divider"> | </span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Aeschylus&action=edit&section=1" title="Edit section's source code: Early life"><span>change source</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>Aeschylus was born about the year 525 BC in a small town called <a href="/w/index.php?title=Eleusis&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Eleusis (not yet started)">Eleusis</a>, which is about 27 kilometers northwest of <a href="/wiki/Athens" title="Athens">Athens</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-S33_4-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-S33-4"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>4<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The date is based on counting back forty years from his first victory in the Great <a href="/wiki/Dionysia" class="mw-redirect" title="Dionysia">Dionysia</a>. His family was rich, and his father, Euphorion, was a member of the <a href="/w/index.php?title=Eupatridae&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Eupatridae (not yet started)">Eupatridae</a>, the ancient nobility of Attica.<sup id="cite_ref-Bates_5-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Bates-5"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>5<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> <a href="/wiki/Pausanias_(geographer)" title="Pausanias (geographer)">Pausanias</a> wrote that Aeschylus worked in a <a href="/wiki/Vineyard" title="Vineyard">vineyard</a> until the god <a href="/wiki/Dionysus" title="Dionysus">Dionysus</a> visited him in his sleep. The god ordered him to write the first tragedies.<sup id="cite_ref-Bates_5-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Bates-5"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>5<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> His first play was performed in 499 BC, when he was only 26 years old.<sup id="cite_ref-S33_4-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-S33-4"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>4<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-Bates_5-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Bates-5"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>5<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="The_Persian_wars">The Persian wars</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Aeschylus&veaction=edit&section=2" title="Change section: The Persian wars" class="mw-editsection-visualeditor"><span>change</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-divider"> | </span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Aeschylus&action=edit&section=2" title="Edit section's source code: The Persian wars"><span>change source</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>In 490 BC the Persian army, led by <a href="/wiki/Darius_I_of_Persia" class="mw-redirect" title="Darius I of Persia">Darius</a>, landed in Greece and tried to take it over. Aeschylus, and his brother Cynegeirus, joined the army from Athens and fought against the Persians at the <a href="/wiki/Battle_of_Marathon" title="Battle of Marathon">Battle of Marathon</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-S33_4-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-S33-4"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>4<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The Athenians were able to defeat the much bigger Persian army. This battle, which stopped Darius, was celebrated across the city-states of Greece.<sup id="cite_ref-S33_4-3" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-S33-4"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>4<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Cynegeirus died in the battle.<sup id="cite_ref-S33_4-4" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-S33-4"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>4<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> In 480 BC, <a href="/wiki/Xerxes_I_of_Persia" class="mw-redirect" title="Xerxes I of Persia">Xerxes I of Persia</a> tried to capture Greece. Aeschylus fought against them at the <a href="/wiki/Battle_of_Salamis" title="Battle of Salamis">Battle of Salamis</a> and at the <a href="/wiki/Battle_of_Plataea" title="Battle of Plataea">Battle of Plataea</a> in 479 BC.<sup id="cite_ref-S33_4-5" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-S33-4"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>4<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> His oldest surviving play <i>The Persians</i>, performed in 472 BC, is set during the Battle of Salamis. This play won first prize at the Dionysia.<sup id="cite_ref-S34_6-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-S34-6"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>6<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="The_Eleusinian_Mysteries">The Eleusinian Mysteries</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Aeschylus&veaction=edit&section=3" title="Change section: The Eleusinian Mysteries" class="mw-editsection-visualeditor"><span>change</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-divider"> | </span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Aeschylus&action=edit&section=3" title="Edit section's source code: The Eleusinian Mysteries"><span>change source</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>Aeschylus was one of many Greeks who joined the <a href="/wiki/Eleusinian_Mysteries" title="Eleusinian Mysteries">Eleusinian Mysteries</a>. This was the religious <a href="/wiki/Cult" title="Cult">cult</a> of <a href="/wiki/Demeter" title="Demeter">Demeter</a>, and based in his home town of Eleusis.<sup id="cite_ref-7" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-7"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>7<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Members of the group learned mystical and secret knowledge. Members were sworn under the penalty of death not to say anything about the Mysteries to anyone. Aristotle wrote that some people thought that Aeschylus had shown some of the cult's secrets on stage.<sup id="cite_ref-8" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-8"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>8<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Other writers said that an angry mob tried to kill Aeschylus on the spot, but he ran away. Later, Aeschylus said he did not know that he had shown any of the secrets. He was saved from death only because of his brave service in the Persian Wars. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Later_life">Later life</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Aeschylus&veaction=edit&section=4" title="Change section: Later life" class="mw-editsection-visualeditor"><span>change</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-divider"> | </span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Aeschylus&action=edit&section=4" title="Edit section's source code: Later life"><span>change source</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>Aeschylus made two trips to <a href="/wiki/Sicily" title="Sicily">Sicily</a> in the 470s BC. He was invited by <a href="/w/index.php?title=Hieron&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Hieron (not yet started)">Hieron</a>, <a href="/wiki/Tyrant" title="Tyrant">tyrant</a> of <a href="/wiki/Syracuse,_Italy" class="mw-redirect" title="Syracuse, Italy">Syracuse</a>, a big Greek city on the east side of the island. On one of these trips he wrote <i>The Women of Aetna</i>, in honor of the city founded by Hieron. He also restaged his <i>Persians</i>.<sup id="cite_ref-S33_4-6" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-S33-4"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>4<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> By 473 BC, Aeschylus was the yearly favorite in the Dionysia, winning first prize in nearly every competition.<sup id="cite_ref-S33_4-7" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-S33-4"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>4<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> In 458 BC, he returned to Sicily for the last time, visiting the city of <a href="/wiki/Gela" title="Gela">Gela</a> where he died in 456 or 455 BC. It is said that he was killed by a <a href="/wiki/Tortoise" title="Tortoise">tortoise</a> which fell out of the sky after it was dropped by an <a href="/wiki/Eagle" title="Eagle">eagle</a>. This story is probably only a legend.<sup id="cite_ref-9" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-9"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>9<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Aeschylus' work was so respected by the Athenians that after his death, his were the only tragedies allowed to be restaged in future competitions.<sup id="cite_ref-S33_4-8" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-S33-4"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>4<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> His sons Euphorion and Euæon, and his nephew Philocles, all wrote plays as well.<sup id="cite_ref-S33_4-9" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-S33-4"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>4<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="The_plays">The plays</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Aeschylus&veaction=edit&section=5" title="Change section: The plays" class="mw-editsection-visualeditor"><span>change</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-divider"> | </span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Aeschylus&action=edit&section=5" title="Edit section's source code: The plays"><span>change source</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <figure class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:Athen_Theatre_of_Dionysus_BW_2017-10-09_14-29-49.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/31/Athen_Theatre_of_Dionysus_BW_2017-10-09_14-29-49.jpg/220px-Athen_Theatre_of_Dionysus_BW_2017-10-09_14-29-49.jpg" decoding="async" width="220" height="146" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/31/Athen_Theatre_of_Dionysus_BW_2017-10-09_14-29-49.jpg/330px-Athen_Theatre_of_Dionysus_BW_2017-10-09_14-29-49.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/31/Athen_Theatre_of_Dionysus_BW_2017-10-09_14-29-49.jpg/440px-Athen_Theatre_of_Dionysus_BW_2017-10-09_14-29-49.jpg 2x" data-file-width="6016" data-file-height="4000" /></a><figcaption>Modern picture of the Theatre of Dionysus in Athens, where many of Aeschylus' plays were performed</figcaption></figure> <p><a href="/wiki/Greek_drama" class="mw-redirect" title="Greek drama">Greek drama</a> began with festivals for the gods, mainly <a href="/wiki/Dionysus" title="Dionysus">Dionysus</a>, the god of wine.<sup id="cite_ref-F241_10-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-F241-10"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>10<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> During Aeschylus' lifetime, dramatic competitions became part of the city's Dionysia in the spring.<sup id="cite_ref-F241_10-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-F241-10"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>10<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The festival began with an opening procession, then a competition of boys singing <a href="/w/index.php?title=Dithyramb&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Dithyramb (not yet started)">dithyrambs</a>, and finally two dramatic competitions.<sup id="cite_ref-F242_11-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-F242-11"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>11<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The first competition was for three playwrights each presenting three tragic plays, followed by a shorter comedy.<sup id="cite_ref-F242_11-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-F242-11"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>11<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> A second competition of five comedic playwrights followed, and winners of both competitions were chosen by a group of judges.<sup id="cite_ref-F242_11-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-F242-11"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>11<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>Aeschylus took part in many of these competitions in his lifetime. Only six tragedies have survived intact: <i><a href="/w/index.php?title=The_Persians&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="The Persians (not yet started)">The Persians</a></i>, <i><a href="/w/index.php?title=Seven_against_Thebes&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Seven against Thebes (not yet started)">Seven against Thebes</a></i>, <i><a href="/w/index.php?title=The_Suppliants&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="The Suppliants (not yet started)">The Suppliants</a></i>, and the trilogy known as <i><a href="/w/index.php?title=The_Oresteia&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="The Oresteia (not yet started)">The Oresteia</a></i>, consisting of the three tragedies <i><a href="/w/index.php?title=Agamemnon_(play)&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Agamemnon (play) (not yet started)">Agamemnon</a></i>, <i><a href="/w/index.php?title=The_Libation_Bearers&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="The Libation Bearers (not yet started)">The Libation Bearers</a></i> and <i><a href="/w/index.php?title=The_Eumenides&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="The Eumenides (not yet started)">The Eumenides</a></i>. There is also the play <i><a href="/w/index.php?title=Prometheus_Bound&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Prometheus Bound (not yet started)">Prometheus Bound</a></i>, but this was probably written by someone else. All of the surviving plays won first prize at the City Dionysia. One book, the Alexandrian <i>Life of Aeschylus</i>, said that he won the first prize at the City Dionysia 13 times. Sophocles' won 18 times out of his 120 plays, and Euripides only had five wins out of about 90 plays. </p> <ul><li><i>The Persians</i> (<i>Persai</i>) (472 BC)</li> <li><i>Seven Against Thebes</i> (<i>Hepta epi Thebas</i>) (467 BC)</li> <li><i>The Suppliants</i> (<i>Hiketides</i>) (463 BC?)</li> <li><i>Oresteia</i> a series of three plays (458 BC) <ul><li><i>Agamemnon</i></li> <li><i>The Libation Bearers</i> (<i>Choephoroi</i>)</li> <li><i>The Eumenides</i></li></ul></li></ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Influence_on_Greek_drama_and_culture">Influence on Greek drama and culture</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Aeschylus&veaction=edit&section=6" title="Change section: Influence on Greek drama and culture" class="mw-editsection-visualeditor"><span>change</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-divider"> | </span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Aeschylus&action=edit&section=6" title="Edit section's source code: Influence on Greek drama and culture"><span>change source</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <figure class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:Mosaic_Orestes_Iphigenia_Musei_Capitolini_MC4948.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/fe/Mosaic_Orestes_Iphigenia_Musei_Capitolini_MC4948.jpg/220px-Mosaic_Orestes_Iphigenia_Musei_Capitolini_MC4948.jpg" decoding="async" width="220" height="210" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/fe/Mosaic_Orestes_Iphigenia_Musei_Capitolini_MC4948.jpg/330px-Mosaic_Orestes_Iphigenia_Musei_Capitolini_MC4948.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/fe/Mosaic_Orestes_Iphigenia_Musei_Capitolini_MC4948.jpg/440px-Mosaic_Orestes_Iphigenia_Musei_Capitolini_MC4948.jpg 2x" data-file-width="1740" data-file-height="1660" /></a><figcaption>Mosaic of <a href="/w/index.php?title=Orestes_(mythology)&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Orestes (mythology) (not yet started)">Orestes</a>, main character in Aeschylus' trilogy, <i><a href="/w/index.php?title=The_Oresteia&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="The Oresteia (not yet started)">The Oresteia</a></i></figcaption></figure> <p>When Aeschylus first began writing, the theatre was new. Some playwrights like <a href="/wiki/Thespis" title="Thespis">Thespis</a> had made the cast bigger to include an actor who was able to talk with the <a href="/wiki/Greek_chorus" title="Greek chorus">chorus</a> instead of just the <a href="/wiki/Chorus" class="mw-disambig" title="Chorus">chorus</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-P222_2-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-P222-2"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>2<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Aeschylus added a second actor, called the <a href="/wiki/Deuteragonist" title="Deuteragonist">deuteragonist</a> allowing for more drama; and the chorus became less important.<sup id="cite_ref-P222_2-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-P222-2"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>2<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> He is said to have been the first to use <i><a href="/w/index.php?title=Skenographia&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Skenographia (not yet started)">skenographia</a></i>, or scene-decoration,<sup id="cite_ref-12" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-12"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>12<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> though Aristotle said the first person was Sophocles. Aeschylus also added more details to the costumes, and had his actors wear platform boots, called <i>cothurni</i>, to help the audience see them better. When they walked on stage in the first performance of the <i>Eumenides</i>, the chorus of Furies were so frightening in looks that they made young children <a href="/wiki/Faint" class="mw-redirect" title="Faint">faint</a>, old men <a href="/wiki/Urinate" class="mw-redirect" title="Urinate">urinate</a>, and <a href="/wiki/Pregnant" class="mw-redirect" title="Pregnant">pregnant</a> women go into labor.<sup id="cite_ref-13" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-13"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>13<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>His plays were written in the strict style of Greek drama. They were in verse and no violence could be performed on stage. The plays had to be set away from normal life in Athens, either by telling stories about the gods or by being set, like <i>The Persians</i>, in a far-away place.<sup id="cite_ref-P223_14-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-P223-14"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>14<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Aeschylus' work has a strong moral and religious <a href="https://simple.wiktionary.org/wiki/emphasis" class="extiw" title="wikt:emphasis">emphasis</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-P223_14-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-P223-14"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>14<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The <i>Oresteia</i> plays were about man's position in the universe in relation to the gods, the laws of the gods, and punishment from the gods.<sup id="cite_ref-15" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-15"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>15<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>Fifty years after Aeschylus' death, the comic playwright <a href="/wiki/Aristophanes" title="Aristophanes">Aristophanes</a> praised him in <i><a href="/w/index.php?title=The_Frogs&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="The Frogs (not yet started)">The Frogs</a></i>. Aeschylus is a character in the play and says that his <i>Seven against Thebes</i> "made everyone watching it to love being warlike" (line 1022); with his <i>Persians</i>, he says he "taught the Athenians to desire always to defeat their enemies" (line 1026–7). He says that his plays helped the Athenians to be brave and <a href="/wiki/Virtuous" class="mw-redirect" title="Virtuous">virtuous</a> (line 1039ff). </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Relevant_pages">Relevant pages</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Aeschylus&veaction=edit&section=7" title="Change section: Relevant pages" class="mw-editsection-visualeditor"><span>change</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-divider"> | </span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Aeschylus&action=edit&section=7" title="Edit section's source code: Relevant pages"><span>change source</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Theatre_of_Ancient_Greece" class="mw-redirect" title="Theatre of Ancient Greece">Theatre of Ancient Greece</a></li></ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Notes">Notes</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a 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href="#cite_ref-S33_4-0">4.00</a></sup> <sup><a href="#cite_ref-S33_4-1">4.01</a></sup> <sup><a href="#cite_ref-S33_4-2">4.02</a></sup> <sup><a href="#cite_ref-S33_4-3">4.03</a></sup> <sup><a href="#cite_ref-S33_4-4">4.04</a></sup> <sup><a href="#cite_ref-S33_4-5">4.05</a></sup> <sup><a href="#cite_ref-S33_4-6">4.06</a></sup> <sup><a href="#cite_ref-S33_4-7">4.07</a></sup> <sup><a href="#cite_ref-S33_4-8">4.08</a></sup> <sup><a href="#cite_ref-S33_4-9">4.09</a></sup></span> <span class="reference-text"><a href="#CITEREFSommerstein1996">Sommerstein 1996</a>, p. 33</span> </li> <li id="cite_note-Bates-5"><span class="mw-cite-backlink">↑ <sup><a href="#cite_ref-Bates_5-0">5.0</a></sup> <sup><a href="#cite_ref-Bates_5-1">5.1</a></sup> <sup><a href="#cite_ref-Bates_5-2">5.2</a></sup></span> <span class="reference-text"><a href="#CITEREFBates1906">Bates 1906</a>, pp. 53–59</span> </li> <li id="cite_note-S34-6"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><a href="#cite_ref-S34_6-0">↑</a></span> <span class="reference-text"><a href="#CITEREFSommerstein1996">Sommerstein 1996</a>, p. 34</span> </li> <li id="cite_note-7"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><a href="#cite_ref-7">↑</a></span> <span class="reference-text">Martin 2000, § 10.1</span> </li> <li id="cite_note-8"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><a href="#cite_ref-8">↑</a></span> <span class="reference-text"><i>Nicomachean Ethics</i> 1111a8–10.</span> </li> <li id="cite_note-9"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><a href="#cite_ref-9">↑</a></span> <span class="reference-text">See (e.g.) Lefkowitz 1981, 67ff. Cf. Sommerstein 2002, 33, who does not tell this story when giving a biographical sketch of the poet.</span> </li> <li id="cite_note-F241-10"><span class="mw-cite-backlink">↑ <sup><a href="#cite_ref-F241_10-0">10.0</a></sup> <sup><a href="#cite_ref-F241_10-1">10.1</a></sup></span> <span class="reference-text"><a href="#CITEREFFreeman1999">Freeman 1999</a>, p. 241</span> </li> <li id="cite_note-F242-11"><span class="mw-cite-backlink">↑ <sup><a href="#cite_ref-F242_11-0">11.0</a></sup> <sup><a href="#cite_ref-F242_11-1">11.1</a></sup> <sup><a href="#cite_ref-F242_11-2">11.2</a></sup></span> <span class="reference-text"><a href="#CITEREFFreeman1999">Freeman 1999</a>, p. 242</span> </li> <li id="cite_note-12"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><a href="#cite_ref-12">↑</a></span> <span class="reference-text">According to Vitruvius. 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