Danaid trilogy
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The Danaid trilogy is a lost series of three connected Greek tragedies by Aeschylus that dramatized the myth of the Danaids, of which only The Suppliants substantially survives.
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| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
lost Greek tragic trilogy
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work by Aeschylus ⓘ |
| associatedDeity |
Aphrodite
NERFINISHED
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Apollo NERFINISHED ⓘ Zeus NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| associatedMythologicalCycle | Argive mythological cycle GENERATED ⓘ |
| author | Aeschylus NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| basedOn | myth of the Danaids ⓘ |
| culturalContext | Athenian drama ⓘ |
| dramaticSubject |
flight of the Danaids from Egypt to Argos
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forced marriage of the Danaids to the sons of Aegyptus ⓘ marriage of Hypermnestra and Lynceus ⓘ murder of the bridegrooms by the Danaids ⓘ trial and partial acquittal of the Danaids ⓘ |
| featuresCharacter |
Danaus
NERFINISHED
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the Danaids NERFINISHED ⓘ the fifty daughters of Danaus NERFINISHED ⓘ the fifty sons of Aegyptus ⓘ |
| genre | Greek tragedy ⓘ |
| hasAlternativeTitleForPart |
The Aegyptians
NERFINISHED
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The Hypermnestra NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasPart |
The Danaids
NERFINISHED
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The Egyptians NERFINISHED ⓘ The Suppliants NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| knownFrom |
ancient testimonia and fragments
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later summaries and quotations ⓘ |
| language | Ancient Greek ⓘ |
| likelySatyrPlay | Amymone NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| numberOfParts | 3 ⓘ |
| partiallySurvivesAs | The Suppliants NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| periodOfComposition | 5th century BCE ⓘ |
| placeInTetralogy | three tragedies of a four-play production ⓘ |
| scholarlyDebate |
exact order of the three plays is uncertain
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exact original titles of the second and third plays are uncertain ⓘ |
| setting |
Argos
NERFINISHED
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Egypt NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| status | largely lost ⓘ |
| survivalStatusOfTheDanaids | fragmentary or lost ⓘ |
| survivalStatusOfTheEgyptians | fragmentary or lost ⓘ |
| survivalStatusOfTheSuppliants | substantially extant ⓘ |
| theatricalForm | tetralogy with a lost satyr play ⓘ |
| theme |
asylum and supplication
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conflict between divine commands and human law ⓘ foundation of Argive cults and institutions ⓘ marriage, consent, and coercion ⓘ |
| traditionalAttribution | Aeschylus NERFINISHED ⓘ |
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.