Aeschylus
[ es-kuh-luh s or, esp. British, ee-skuh- ]
/ ˈɛs kə ləs or, esp. British, ˈi skə- /
noun
525–456 b.c.,
Greek poet and dramatist.
OTHER WORDS FROM Aeschylus
Aes·chy·le·an [es-kuh-lee-uh n or, esp. British, ee-skuh-] /ˌɛs kəˈli ən or, esp. British, ˌi skə-/, adjectiveExample sentences from the Web for aeschylus
British Dictionary definitions for aeschylus
Aeschylus
/ (ˈiːskələs) /
noun
?525–?456 bc, Greek dramatist, regarded as the father of Greek tragedy. Seven of his plays are extant, including Seven Against Thebes, The Persians, Prometheus Bound, and the trilogy of the Oresteia