Aeschylus (525 BC–456 BC) was born in Elefsina [1][2][3] and died in Gela [1][2][3][4]. A citizen of Classical Athens [1], he worked as a tragedy writer, warrior, playwright, and writer [5][1][3][6][7]. His father was Euphorion of Eleusis [3], and he had two sons, Euphorion and Euaeon .
Specializing in Greek tragedy [1][3], Aeschylus authored notable works including *Agamemnon*, *The Libation Bearers*, *Eumenides*, *The Persians*, *Prometheus Bound*, *Seven against Thebes*, and one additional play [1].
Aeschylus has Wikipedia articles in 29 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[30] He is known by 69 alternative names across languages and contexts.[31]
He has been cited as an influence by Friedrich Nietzsche[32], a philosopher[33], 1844–1900[34], of Kingdom of Prussia[35], specialised in classical philology[36] and Henry David Thoreau[37], a poet[38], 1817–1862[39], of United States[40], awarded the Hall of Fame for Great Americans[41], specialised in writing[42].
He is credited with the discovery of deus ex machina[43], a plot device[44]. Works attributed to him include Oresteia[45], a theatrical trilogy[46], founded in -0458[47]; Prometheus Bound[48], a dramatic work[49]; Seven against Thebes[50], a dramatic work[51]; The Persians[52], a dramatic work[53]; Suppliants[54], a dramatic work[55]; and Agamemnon[56]. Entities named for him include Aeschylia[29].
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