A Greek dramatic poet (525 BCE—456 BCE); Aeschylus was the earliest of the three greatest Greek tragedians.
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aeschylus
Definitions, parts of speech, synonyms, and sentence examples for aeschylus.
Editorial note
This is like watching a pair of frogs not named Euripides nor Aeschylus farting bubbles in a pond.
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Quick take
A Greek dramatic poet (525 BCE—456 BCE); Aeschylus was the earliest of the three greatest Greek tragedians.
Meaning at a glance
The clearest senses and uses of aeschylus gathered in one view.
(historical) A male given name from Ancient Greek.
Definitions
Core meanings and parts of speech for aeschylus.
noun
A Greek dramatic poet (525 BCE—456 BCE); Aeschylus was the earliest of the three greatest Greek tragedians.
noun
(historical) A male given name from Ancient Greek.
Example sentences
This is like watching a pair of frogs not named Euripides nor Aeschylus farting bubbles in a pond.
BC) and preserved by Herodotus and Aeschylus (mid 5th century BC), but the physical descriptions are not very explicit.
And the knowledge (as Aeschylus narrates well elsewhere with the furies) that violence begets violence surely.
RFK probably studied Aeschylus in the original Greek, and did an on-the-fly translation.
'''Archimedes will be remembered when Aeschylus is forgotten, because languages die and mathematical ideas do not.
A nitpicky note: Aeschylus didn't say that.
I like the Aeschylus quote, it‘s a good one.
I was a faithful reader of the law school scam blog before he furlowed it, a lot of his pieces were almost tragi-comic on a scale of Aeschylus and Euripides and those guys e.g.
Other references to Os-Ir adamant are in Aeschylus (Prometheus is bound with chains made of adamant; another use that makes perfect sense for a metal, but which would be impossible for fragile diamond crystals, which cannot be forged into chain links) and in Theophrastus.
Quote examples
Hardy says that "Archimedes will be remembered when Aeschylus is forgotten, because languages die and mathematical ideas do not".
I haven't read the context yet (Suppliants by Aeschylus); but I feel like "Working towards removing unhappiness and increasing happiness is a choice" is a more complete idea.
Aeschylus said “Happiness is a choice that requires effort at times.” Another relevant quote is that the best time to plant a tree was 20 years ago, the next best is today.
This, and "A computer program will never live as long as the trial" remind me of a comment by Godfrey Hardy in A mathematician's apology: "Archimedes will be remembered when Aeschylus is forgotten, because languages die and mathematical ideas do not.
Proper noun examples
Didn't someone (Aristotle, mentioned in TFA, or perhaps Aeschylus, Sophocles,???) enumerate several dozen (or more?) classical dramatic plot structures?
Edit: Just wanted to add that Aeschylus, Euripedes, and Sophicles are great reads.
It's a little odd that he recommends Loebs for Cicero and Aeschylus.
Frequently asked questions
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How do you use aeschylus in a sentence?
This is like watching a pair of frogs not named Euripides nor Aeschylus farting bubbles in a pond.
What does aeschylus mean?
A Greek dramatic poet (525 BCE—456 BCE); Aeschylus was the earliest of the three greatest Greek tragedians.
What part of speech is aeschylus?
aeschylus is commonly used as noun.