Supplices

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Supplices is the Latin title of Aeschylus’ ancient Greek tragedy "The Suppliants," which centers on the Danaids seeking asylum in Argos.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf ancient Greek tragedy
literary work
play
associatedCulture Ancient Greece
linked to: Greek Antiquity
author Aeschylus
centralConflict Danaids seek asylum in Argos to avoid marriage with the sons of Aegyptus
concernsLaw city’s duty toward suppliants
right of asylum
dramaticFunctionOfChorus protagonist group
dramaticStructure episodes
exodos
parodos
prologue
stasima
exploresTheme divine justice
gender and power
xenia (guest-friendship)
featuresCharacter Danaus
King Pelasgus
featuresCharacterGroup Danaids
sons of Aegyptus
the fifty daughters of Danaus
linked to: Danaids
genre tragedy
hasChorusOf Danaid maidens
linked to: Danaids
hasForm choral drama
invokesDeity Argive gods
Zeus
Zeus Hikesios (Zeus of Suppliants)
linked to: Zeus Thaulios
languageOfTitle Latin
LatinTitleOf Hiketides
The Suppliants
Ἱκέτιδες
literaryForm verse drama
literaryPeriod 5th century BCE Greek literature
literaryTradition Greek tragedy
mainTheme asylum
conflict between personal will and political obligation
flight from forced marriage
protection of suppliants
mythologicalCycle Danaid myth
notableFeature prominent role of the chorus as protagonists
originalLanguage Ancient Greek
partOf Aeschylean corpus
period Classical Athens
setting Argos
sanctuary of the gods in Argos
workBy Aeschylus

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The Suppliants latinTitle Supplices
Ἱκέτιδες hasLatinTitle Supplices