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The Suppliants tells the story of fifty daughters of Danaus, who flee from Egypt to Argos, seeking asylum from forced marriages to their cousins. They throw themselves at the mercy of King Pelasgus, ...
“The Suppliants of Aeschylus were part of a trilogy consisting of Supplicants, Sons of Egypt and Danaids, followed by a satyr drama Amirnon. It was first performed at the Theater of Dionysus in ...