Aeschylus
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Aeschylus was an ancient Greek tragedian, often called the father of tragedy, known for pioneering dramatic structure and writing plays such as the Oresteia trilogy.
Observed surface forms (1)
| Surface form | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Oresteia | 0 |
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
ancient Greek tragedian
ⓘ
dramatist ⓘ person ⓘ playwright ⓘ |
| awardReceived | victories at the City Dionysia ⓘ |
| birthPlace |
Greek Antiquity
ⓘ
surface form:
Ancient Greece
Attica ⓘ Eleusis ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship |
Greek Antiquity
ⓘ
surface form:
Ancient Greece
|
| culture | Classical Greek culture ⓘ |
| dateOfBirth | c. 525 BC ⓘ |
| dateOfDeath | c. 456 BC ⓘ |
| deathPlace |
Gela
ⓘ
Magna Graecia ⓘ Sicily ⓘ |
| ethnicGroup | Greek ⓘ |
| floruit | 5th century BC ⓘ |
| genre | tragedy ⓘ |
| hasPart |
Agamemnon
ⓘ
Oresteia ⓘ
surface form:
Oresteia trilogy
The Eumenides ⓘ Oresteia ⓘ
surface form:
The Libation Bearers
|
| honorificTitle | father of tragedy ⓘ |
| influenced |
Euripides
ⓘ
Sophocles ⓘ later Western drama ⓘ |
| knownFor |
developing theatrical costuming and staging
ⓘ
expanding the number of actors on stage ⓘ introducing the second actor in Greek drama ⓘ pioneering dramatic structure ⓘ |
| languageOfWorkOrName | Ancient Greek ⓘ |
| movement | Athenian tragedy ⓘ |
| notableWork |
Agamemnon
ⓘ
Oresteia ⓘ Prometheus Bound ⓘ Seven Against Thebes ⓘ Oresteia ⓘ
surface form:
The Eumenides
Oresteia ⓘ
surface form:
The Libation Bearers
The Persians ⓘ The Suppliants ⓘ |
| numberOfExtantPlays | 7 ⓘ |
| numberOfKnownPlays | around 70 to 90 ⓘ |
| occupation |
poet
ⓘ
tragedian ⓘ |
| participatedIn |
Athenian dramatic festivals
ⓘ
Dionysia ⓘ
surface form:
City Dionysia
|
| residence | Athens ⓘ |
| subjectOf | ancient biographical traditions ⓘ |
| workPreservationStatus | only a small portion of his plays survive ⓘ |
Referenced by (15)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.