She [Helen] brought to Ilium her dowry, destruction. - Aeschylus

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She [Helen] brought to Ilium her dowry, destruction.

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About Aeschylus

Aeschylus (Greek: Αἰσχύλος; 525 BC – 456 BC) was a playwright of ancient Greece, the earliest of the three greatest Greek tragedians, the others being Sophocles and Euripides.

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Native Name: Αἰσχύλος
Alternative Names: Æschylus • Aeschylos
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