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... Aeschylus they were the daughters of Nyx ; in Sophocles , of Darkness and of Gaea . Euripi- des was the first to speak of them as three in number . Later writers named them Alecto ( Unceasing in Anger ) , Tisiphone ( Avenger of Murder ) ...
... Aeschylus they were the daughters of Nyx ; in Sophocles , of Darkness and of Gaea . Euripi- des was the first to speak of them as three in number . Later writers named them Alecto ( Unceasing in Anger ) , Tisiphone ( Avenger of Murder ) ...
Page 443
... Aeschylus ' Persai , dates from 472 . The festivals were attended by all Athenian citizens and visitors from throughout Greece . In the tragic competition , each of three tragic poets wrote , produced , and probably acted in three ...
... Aeschylus ' Persai , dates from 472 . The festivals were attended by all Athenian citizens and visitors from throughout Greece . In the tragic competition , each of three tragic poets wrote , produced , and probably acted in three ...
Page 458
... Aeschylus ( 525-456 / 455 ) . Versions of his plays are still performed , sometimes with impact , but no translation can convey the richness and complexity of his poetical thought . Aeschylus ' central theme of man's relationship with ...
... Aeschylus ( 525-456 / 455 ) . Versions of his plays are still performed , sometimes with impact , but no translation can convey the richness and complexity of his poetical thought . Aeschylus ' central theme of man's relationship with ...
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