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aeschylus

Aes·chy·lus
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    • US Pronunciation
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    • UK Pronunciation
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    • [es-kuh-luh s or, esp. British, ee-skuh-]
    • /ˈɛs kə ləs or, esp. British, ˈi skə-/
    • /ˈiːʃɪləs/
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [es-kuh-luh s or, esp. British, ee-skuh-]
    • /ˈɛs kə ləs or, esp. British, ˈi skə-/

Definitions of aeschylus word

  • noun aeschylus ?525–?456 bc, Greek dramatist, regarded as the father of Greek tragedy. Seven of his plays are extant, including Seven Against Thebes, The Persians, Prometheus Bound, and the trilogy of the Oresteia 3
  • noun aeschylus 525?-456 b.c.; Gr. writer of tragedies 3
  • noun aeschylus 525–456 b.c, Greek poet and dramatist. 1
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A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 68% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.
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    another name for the Furies, used by the Greeks as a euphemism

  • seven against thebes

    (used with a plural verb) Classical Mythology. seven heroes, Amphiaraus, Capaneus, Eteoclus, Hippomedon, Parthenopaeus, Polynices, and Tydeus, who led an expedition against Thebes to depose Eteocles in favor of his brother Polynices: the expedition failed, but the Epigoni, the sons of the Seven against Thebes, conquered the city ten years later.
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