Ἱκέτιδες

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Ἱκέτιδες is the ancient Greek title of Aeschylus’ tragedy commonly known in English as *The Suppliants*.

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Ἱκέτιδες canonical 2

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Statements (49)

Predicate Object
instanceOf ancient Greek tragedy ⓘ
play ⓘ
work by Aeschylus ⓘ
approximateDateOfComposition 5th century BCE ⓘ
early career of Aeschylus ⓘ
associatedDeity Apollo ⓘ
Hermes ⓘ
Zeus ⓘ
Zeus Hikesios ⓘ
author Aeschylus ⓘ
centralTheme asylum ⓘ
divine justice ⓘ
marriage and coercion ⓘ
supplication ⓘ
culturalOrigin Athenian tragedy ⓘ
dramaticStructure episodes and stasima ⓘ
exodos ⓘ
parodos ⓘ
prologue ⓘ
featuresCharacter Danaids ⓘ
Herald of the Egyptians ⓘ
King Pelasgus ⓘ
featuresChorus Danaid maidens ⓘ
genre tragedy ⓘ
hasGreekTitle Αἱ Ἱκέτιδες ⓘ
hasLatinTitle Supplices ⓘ
influenceOn later treatments of asylum in Greek drama ⓘ
involvesMythologicalGroup Argives ⓘ
Egyptians ⓘ
literaryDevice chorus as primary protagonist ⓘ
literaryForm verse drama ⓘ
literaryPeriod Classical Greek literature ⓘ
meter iambic trimeter (dialogue) ⓘ
mythologicalContext myth of the Danaids ⓘ
originalLanguage Ancient Greek ⓘ
partOf Danaid trilogy ⓘ
performedAt City Dionysia (Athens) ⓘ
linked to: Dionysia
relatedWork Aegyptioi ⓘ
linked to: Egyptians

Amymone ⓘ
Danaides ⓘ
linked to: Danaids
settingPlace Argos ⓘ
studiedInField ancient Greek drama studies ⓘ
classics ⓘ
survivalStatus extant complete play ⓘ
theme conflict between city and foreigners ⓘ
kinship and lineage ⓘ
protection of suppliants ⓘ
role of popular assembly ⓘ
titleInEnglish The Suppliants ⓘ

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Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

The Suppliants → originalTitle → Ἱκέτιδες ⓘ
Supplices → LatinTitleOf → Ἱκέτιδες ⓘ