Ἱκέτιδες
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Ἱκέτιδες is the ancient Greek title of Aeschylus’ tragedy commonly known in English as *The Suppliants*.
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| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
ancient Greek tragedy
ⓘ
play ⓘ work by Aeschylus ⓘ |
| approximateDateOfComposition |
5th century BCE
ⓘ
early career of Aeschylus ⓘ |
| associatedDeity |
Apollo
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Hermes NERFINISHED ⓘ Zeus NERFINISHED ⓘ Zeus Hikesios NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| author | Aeschylus NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| centralTheme |
asylum
ⓘ
divine justice ⓘ marriage and coercion ⓘ supplication ⓘ |
| culturalOrigin | Athenian tragedy ⓘ |
| dramaticStructure |
episodes and stasima
ⓘ
exodos ⓘ parodos ⓘ prologue ⓘ |
| featuresCharacter |
Danaids
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Herald of the Egyptians NERFINISHED ⓘ King Pelasgus NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| featuresChorus | Danaid maidens ⓘ |
| genre | tragedy ⓘ |
| hasGreekTitle | Αἱ Ἱκέτιδες ⓘ |
| hasLatinTitle | Supplices NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| influenceOn | later treatments of asylum in Greek drama ⓘ |
| involvesMythologicalGroup |
Argives
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Egyptians NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| literaryDevice | chorus as primary protagonist ⓘ |
| literaryForm | verse drama ⓘ |
| literaryPeriod | Classical Greek literature ⓘ |
| meter | iambic trimeter (dialogue) ⓘ |
| mythologicalContext | myth of the Danaids ⓘ |
| originalLanguage | Ancient Greek ⓘ |
| partOf | Danaid trilogy NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| performedAt | City Dionysia (Athens) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| relatedWork |
Aegyptioi
NERFINISHED
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Amymone NERFINISHED ⓘ Danaides NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| settingPlace | Argos NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| studiedInField |
ancient Greek drama studies
ⓘ
classics ⓘ |
| survivalStatus | extant complete play ⓘ |
| theme |
conflict between city and foreigners
ⓘ
kinship and lineage ⓘ protection of suppliants ⓘ role of popular assembly ⓘ |
| titleInEnglish | The Suppliants NERFINISHED ⓘ |
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Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.