Aeschylus

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Aeschylus

/ˈɛs.kə.ləs/
/ˈɛ.skə.ləs/

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Learned borrowing from Latin Aeschylus, from Ancient Greek Αἰσχύλος (Aiskhúlos).

proper noun Æschylus

A Greek dramatic poet (525 BCE—456 BCE); Aeschylus was the earliest of the three greatest Greek tragedians. Sophocles is indeed the greater artist, but Aeschylus is the greater genius; yet not solely by reason of his priority in time.
historical A male given name from Ancient Greek.

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name Greek tragedian

Español	Esquilo
한국어	아이스퀼로스 Aiseukwilloseu
日本語	アイスキュロス Aisukyurosu
中文	埃斯庫羅斯 /埃斯库罗斯 Āisīkùluósī
Português	Ésquilo
Français	Eschyle
Deutsch	Äschylus, Aischylos
Italiano	Eschilo
Ελληνικά	Αισχύλος Aischýlos
Русский	Эсхи́л Esxíl
עברית	אייסכילוס Aiskhilos

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@misc{aeschylus_2026,
  title = {Aeschylus},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/aeschylus},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}