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Aes⋅chy⋅lus

  [es-kuh-luhs or, especially Brit., ee-skuh-]
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–noun
525–456 b.c., Greek poet and dramatist.
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Aes⋅chy⋅le⋅an  [es-kuh-lee-uhn or, especially Brit., ee-skuh-] , adjective
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Aes·chy·lus   (ěs'kə-ləs, ē'skə-)   
Greek tragic dramatist whose plays were the first to include two actors in addition to the chorus. Only 7 of his 90 dramas survive, including the Oresteia trilogy (458).
Aes'chy·le'an (-lē'ən) adj.
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Aeschylus [(es-kuh-luhs)]

An ancient Greek poet, often considered the founder of tragedy. He was the first of the three great Greek authors of tragedies, preceding Sophocles and Euripides.

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