Project Gutenberg 2012-04-09 Public domain in the USA. 414 Aeschylus -525 -456 Aischylos Αισχύλος Αἰσχύλος Esquilo Zervos, I. (Ioannes) 1875 1944 Ζερβός, Ιωάννης Zervos, John Zervos, Ioannes Zerbos, I. (Ioannes) Πέρσαι The Persians Wikipedia page about this book: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Persians Wikipedia page about this book: https://el.wikipedia.org/wiki/%CE%A0%CE%AD%CF%81%CF%83%CE%B5%CF%82_(%CE%91%CE%B9%CF%83%CF%87%CF%8D%CE%BB%CE%BF%CF%85) Produced by Sophia Canoni. Book provided by Iason Konstantinides "Πέρσαι" by Aeschylus is a classical tragedy likely written in the 5th century BC. The play focuses on the aftermath of the Persian defeat at the Battle of Salamis and features key characters such as Atossa, the mother of King Xerxes, and a chorus of Persian elders who express their concerns and fears for their homeland. The work highlights themes of fate, the consequences of hubris, and the suffering inflicted by war. The opening of "Πέρσαι" introduces a group of elderly Persian nobles who are anxious about the fate of their army led by Xerxes, who is away fighting in Greece. They reflect on the vastness of Xerxes' forces but are filled with foreboding as no news has arrived. Atossa, Xerxes' mother, soon enters, troubled by a prophetic dream. As she consults the elders about her fears, a messenger arrives to bring news of their army's catastrophic defeat. This foreshadows the tragic events that will unfold as the consequences of their hubris are revealed. (This is an automatically generated summary.) file:///public/vhost/g/gutenberg/html/files/39409/39409-h/images/cover.jpg el Tragedies (Drama) Greece -- History -- Persian Wars, 500-449 B.C. -- Drama PA Text Category: Plays/Films/Dramas Category: Classics of Literature 191093 2025-08-16T05:48:53.276957 text/html 184882 2020-01-28T12:18:32 text/html; charset=utf-8 182767 2020-01-28T12:18:52 text/html; charset=utf-8 application/zip 187264 2025-08-16T05:48:56.682860 application/epub+zip 189109 2025-08-16T05:48:53.806895 application/epub+zip 124405 2025-08-16T05:48:53.508900 application/epub+zip 286727 2025-08-16T05:48:58.606849 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 259823 2025-08-16T05:48:56.400935 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 195250 2022-09-18T05:48:46.320447 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 152677 2025-08-16T05:48:52.679877 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 152615 2012-04-09T07:29:34 text/plain; charset=utf-8 49195 2012-04-09T07:29:48 text/plain; charset=utf-8 application/zip 19484 2025-08-16T05:48:58.773910 application/rdf+xml 19646 2025-08-16T05:48:53.604891 image/jpeg 2783 2025-08-16T05:48:53.555908 image/jpeg 183888 2025-08-16T05:48:53.298930 application/octet-stream application/zip Archives containing the RDF files for *all* our books can be downloaded at https://book.klll.cc/wiki/Gutenberg:Feeds#The_Complete_Project_Gutenberg_Catalog en.wikipedia