Æschylus

A form of Aeschylus — A Greek dramatic poet (525 BCE—456 BCE); Aeschylus was the earliest of the three greatest Greek tragedians.

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Meanings

proper noun
  1. obsoleteObsolete spelling of Aeschylus.

    The third example from Æſchylus is this, Choëph. 654.

    1800, Tobias George Smollett, The Critical Review, or, Annals of Literature, volume 30, page 245
    1 more example

    Choral Warblings, for inſtance, may be properly attributed to the virgins of Elfrida, but muſt revolt every reader when applied to the Furies of Æſchylus.

    1778, Ralph Griffiths, G. E. Griffiths, The Monthly Review, or, Literary Journal, volume 59, page 288
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