Aeschylus
Aeschylus
Aeschyluswas an ancient Greek tragedian. His plays, alongside those of Sophocles and Euripides, are the only works of Classical Greek literature to have survived. He is often described as the father of tragedy: critics and scholars' knowledge of the genre begins with his work, and understanding of earlier tragedies is largely based on inferences from his surviving plays. According to Aristotle, he expanded the number of characters in theater to allow conflict among them, whereas characters previously had interacted only...
NationalityGreek
ProfessionPoet
clever fire honor
[Hermes addresses Prometheus :] To you, the clever and crafty, bitter beyond all bitterness, who has sinned against the gods in bestowing honors upon creatures of a day--to you, thief of fire, I speak.
party men two-sides
ATHENA: There are two sides to this dispute. I've heard only one half the argument. (...) So you two parties, summon your witnesses, set out your proofs, with sworn evidence to back your stories. Once I've picked the finest men in Athens, I'll return. They'll rule fairly in this case, bound by a sworn oath to act with justice.
home men battle
They sent forth men to battle, But no such men return; And home, to claim their welcome, Come ashes in an urn
mother fall air
On me the tempest falls. It does not make me tremble. O holy Mother Earth, O air and sun, behold me. I am wronged.
leadership law society
Every ruler is harsh whose laws is new.
men sky proud
Lustre of man walking proud beneath the sky diminishes to nothing and goes unregarded.
art needs remember
Remember to be submissive, thou art analien, a fugitive, and in need.
lessons waxing teach
Time waxing old can many a lesson teach.
summer dog stars
I pray the gods will give me some reliefAnd end this weary job. One long full yearI've been lying here, on this rooftop,The palace of the sons of Atreus,Resting on my arms, just like a dog.I've come to know the night sky, every star,The powers we see glittering in the sky,Bringing winter and summer to us all,As the constellations rise and sink.
art philosophy history
Art is far feebler than necessity.
winning unjust literature
I say you must not win an unjust case by oaths.
literature mourn
Mourn for me rather as living than as dead.
literature guile
We shall perish by guile just as we slew.
justice afar looks
On him who wields power gently, the god looks favorably from afar.