For he does not wish to appear the bravest, but to be the bravest.

οὐ γὰρ δοκεῖν ἄριστος, ἀλλ᾽ εἶναι θέλει,

Aeschylus

Seven Against Thebes

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Appearance vs. reality Character Virtue

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Scout

Author

Aeschylus

Source

Seven Against Thebes

Medium

Play

Genre

Greek tragedy Tragedy (play)

Language

Greek

Time

467 BC 460s BC 5th century BC

Era

Classical antiquity

Occupation

Playwright Writer

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Greece Europe Ancient Greece

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Original Citation

Aeschylus. Ἑπτὰ ἐπὶ Θήβας [Seven Against Thebes]. c. 467 BC, Athens, Greece.

Current Citation

Aeschylus. "Seven Against Thebes." The Persians and Other Plays, edited and translated by Alan H. Sommerstein. Penguin Classics, 2010.

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