“The power that holds the sky's majesty wins our worship.”
Quote by Aeschylus
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The complete Greek tragedies
This book presents a compilation of the most significant Greek tragedies, offering readers a profound exploration of classical literature and its enduring themes of human suffering, moral dilemmas, and the exploration of fate versus free will. more
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Source: The Oresteia
“Many among men are they who set high the show of honor, yet break justice.”
Source: Aeschylus: Oresteia; Agamemnon, The libation bearers, The Eumenides, translated and with an introd. by R. Lattimore
“Wrong must not win by technicalities.”
Source: Aeschylus: Oresteia; Agamemnon, The libation bearers, The Eumenides, translated and with an introd. by R. Lattimore
Source: Aeschylus I: The Persians, The Seven Against Thebes, The Suppliant Maidens, Prometheus Bound
Source: Aeschylus II: The Oresteia
“The high strength of men knows no content with limitation.”
Source: Aeschylus II: The Oresteia
“For sufferers it is sweet to know before-hand clearly the pain that still remains for them.”
Source: Aeschylus: The suppliant maidens, The Persians, translated by S. G. Benardete. Seven against Thebes, Prometheus bound, translated by D. Grene