Suppliants / Aeschylus ; translated by Kenneth McLeish and Frederic Raphael.

Author/creator Aeschylus
Other author Aeschylus
Other author McLeish, Kenneth, 1940-1997.
Other author Raphael, Frederic, 1931-
Format Electronic
PublicationLondon : Bloomsbury, [2013]
Copyright Date©2013
Description1 online resource.
Supplemental ContentDrama online
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Summary 'Suppliants' tells the story of the Danaids, the fifty daughters of Danaus, who seemed destined for a dynastic marriage to their cousins, the fifty sons of Danaus's brother Aegyptus. However, when warned by the gods that his brother plans to murder him and his daughters, Danaus flees with the Danaids to Argos, where he is taken in by the King of Argos. Aegyptus challenges the people of Argos to give up their refugees, but the King and his people refuse, allowing the Danaids sanctuary.
General noteTranslated from the Ancient Greek.
General noteOriginally published: in print in Plays one. London: Methuen Drama, 1991.
Source of descriptionDescription based on online resource; title from home page (viewed on Mar. 1, 2013).
Genre/formDrama.
Standard identifier# 10.5040/9781408190807.00000011

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