One of the 200 · Great Authors
456 BC
Major worksOresteia, Prometheus Bound, The Persians, Seven Against Thebes
The earliest of the three great Athenian tragedians, often called the father of tragedy for expanding drama beyond a single actor and giving it true conflict. His surviving plays, including the Oresteia trilogy, wrestle with justice, vengeance, and the will of the gods on a scale that still feels vast and elemental.
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