Aeschylos

Japanese: アイスキュロス（英語表記）Aischylos

[Born] 525 BC, Eleusis
Died 456 BC. Gera, Sicily. One of the three great Greek tragic poets. Perfected the form of Attic tragedy. During the Persian Wars, he participated in the decisive Battle of Marathon (490 BC) as a heavy soldier. The only surviving Greek historical play, Persai (Persians) (performed in 472 BC), is based on his experiences at the naval Battle of Salamis (480 BC). From a young age, he participated in drama competitions as a playwright, and it is said that he wrote 90 works, many of which were trilogies. He won 13 times since his first victory in 484 BC. Other surviving works include Hepta epi Thebes (467 BC), Hiketides (463 BC), Prometheus Desmōtēs (Prometheus Bound) (c. 460 BC), and the trilogy Oresteia (458 BC), which consists of Agamemnōn, Choēphoroi (The Offering Women), and Eumenides (The Goddesses of Charity).

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Japanese:

[生]前525頃.エレウシス
[没]前456. シチリア，ゲラ
ギリシアの三大悲劇詩人の一人。アッチカ悲劇の形式の完成者。ペルシア戦争の際，重装兵としてマラトンの決戦に参加 (前 490) 。ギリシア悲劇中唯一現存の歴史劇『ペルシア人』 Persai (前 472上演) はサラミス海戦 (前 480) の体験に基づく。若い頃から劇作家として演劇競技に出場，作品は 90編あったと伝えられ，多くが3部作をなし，前 484年の初優勝以来優勝は 13回。現存作品はほかに，『テバイを攻める七将』 Hepta epi Thēbās (前 467) ，『救いを求める女たち』 Hiketides (前 463) ，『縛られたプロメテウス』 Promētheus Desmōtēs (前 460頃) ，3部作『オレステイア』 Oresteia (前 458) すなわち『アガメムノン』 Agamemnōn，『供養する女たち』 Choēphoroi，『慈愛の女神たち』 Eumenidesなど。

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