Supplices
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Supplices is the Latin title of Aeschylus’ ancient Greek tragedy "The Suppliants," which centers on the Danaids seeking asylum in Argos.
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| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
ancient Greek tragedy
ⓘ
literary work ⓘ play ⓘ |
| associatedCulture | Ancient Greece NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| author | Aeschylus NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| centralConflict | Danaids seek asylum in Argos to avoid marriage with the sons of Aegyptus ⓘ |
| concernsLaw |
city’s duty toward suppliants
ⓘ
right of asylum ⓘ |
| dramaticFunctionOfChorus | protagonist group ⓘ |
| dramaticStructure |
episodes
ⓘ
exodos ⓘ parodos ⓘ prologue ⓘ stasima ⓘ |
| exploresTheme |
divine justice
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gender and power ⓘ xenia (guest-friendship) ⓘ |
| featuresCharacter |
Danaus
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
King Pelasgus NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| featuresCharacterGroup |
Danaids
NERFINISHED
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sons of Aegyptus NERFINISHED ⓘ the fifty daughters of Danaus NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| genre | tragedy ⓘ |
| hasChorusOf | Danaid maidens NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasForm | choral drama ⓘ |
| invokesDeity |
Argive gods
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Zeus NERFINISHED ⓘ Zeus Hikesios (Zeus of Suppliants) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| languageOfTitle | Latin ⓘ |
| LatinTitleOf |
Hiketides
NERFINISHED
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The Suppliants NERFINISHED ⓘ Ἱκέτιδες NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| literaryForm | verse drama ⓘ |
| literaryPeriod | 5th century BCE Greek literature ⓘ |
| literaryTradition | Greek tragedy ⓘ |
| mainTheme |
asylum
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conflict between personal will and political obligation ⓘ flight from forced marriage ⓘ protection of suppliants ⓘ |
| mythologicalCycle | Danaid myth ⓘ |
| notableFeature | prominent role of the chorus as protagonists ⓘ |
| originalLanguage | Ancient Greek ⓘ |
| partOf | Aeschylean corpus ⓘ |
| period | Classical Athens NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| setting |
Argos
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
sanctuary of the gods in Argos ⓘ |
| workBy | Aeschylus NERFINISHED ⓘ |
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