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
simple literature
The words of truth are simple.
blow literature
For a murderous blow let murderous blow atone.
children men literature
For children preserve the fame of a man after his death.
literature hostile paid
For hostile word let hostile word be paid.
literature forget speak
I willingly speak to those who know, but for those who do not know I forget.
wings evil literature
The evils of mortals are manifold; nowhere is trouble of the same wing seen.
literature fortune rejoice
Too few rejoice at a friend's good fortune.
power literature harsh
Whoever is new to power is always harsh.
ruins literature free-will
And one who is just of his own free will shall not lack for happiness; and he will never come to utter ruin.
death literature tyranny
Death is softer by far than tyranny.
literature born easier
Death is easier than a wretched life; and better never to have born than to live and fare badly.
wise wisdom literature
The wisest of the wise may err.
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.