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Suppliant Maidens (Morshead Translation)
- Written by: Aeschylus
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The Suppliants, also known as The Suppliant Maidens or The Suppliant Women, is a captivating play by Aeschylus, likely first performed around 470 BC. Once believed to be the earliest surviving work of Aeschylus due to the unique role of the chorus as the central figure of the story, it is now understood to be one of his later plays, created after The Persians and possibly even after Seven Against Thebes. The drama centers around the Danaids, who form the chorus and serve as the protagonists, fleeing a forced marriage to their Egyptian cousins. Upon reaching Argos, they plead with King Pelasgus...
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