Who told them
that they were dead.

πᾶς τις ἐπειπεῖν ψόγον ἀλλοθρόοις εὔτυκος:

Aeschylus

The Suppliant Maidens

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Topic

Foreigners Xenophobia Immigration

Speaker

Chorus (Greek drama)

Author

Aeschylus

Source

The Suppliant Maidens

Medium

Play

Genre

Tragic play Greek theater

Language

Greek

Time

5th century BC

Era

Classical antiquity

Occupation

Playwright Writer

From

Greece Europe Ancient Greece

Authentication Score 2

Citation

Aeschylus. Ἱκέτιδες, Hiketides [The Suppliants]. c. 455 BC.

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Source
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Medium
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Genre
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Language
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Time
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Era
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Authentication Score 2
Original Citation

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Current Citation

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Time
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